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Published: Jan. 19, 2010, 4:33 a.m.

b'Clay tells two storises about the Wedding of Cana in his search for abundant life.\\xa0 One is historically true, one never happened.\\n"As a result we don\\u2019t have to get tangled up in questions about whether or not Jesus could turn water into wine.\\xa0It never happened before or since, so it didn\\u2019t happen this time either.\\xa0We don\\u2019t even have to worry about where Cana is.\\xa0On my two trips to Israel I have been shown three places the tour guides swore were Cana.\\xa0Since it is a mythical place it can be anywhere we want it to be.\\xa0It can be anywhere transformation occurs.\\xa0But don\\u2019t be distressed.\\xa0The meaning of the story doesn\\u2019t depend on it having happened.\\xa0It is a signpost saying Jesus was a radical change agent.\\xa0It does not say following Jesus will mean we will have a cellar full of fine wine."\\nText and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz.'