Mark 2:22
“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.”

Jesus was and is new wine. The Spirit is alive and still creating and making all things new! Following Jesus is supposed to lead to a transformative way of life filled with meaning, growth and fulfillment. Religious tradition certainly has its revered place…but we must think in terms of “both – and.” While we hold onto tradition and celebrate it…we also open ourselves to the new wine God is pouring. What new ways is God inspiring us to express and to live the Gospel message today? What creative and unique “wineskins” is God calling each of us to create…to hold the new wine that is being poured? Or…are we refusing to open ourselves to the new wine and wineskins? One approach leads to endless life, adventure, mystery and joy…while the other leads to a gloomy, static dead-end. Which is your spiritual life like? If you have a worshipping community…which is it more like? Open yourself to “new wine” and the God who says, “Behold, I make all things new” (Revelation 21:5).

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