In today’s Scripture reading, we see the Lord attending a wedding feast held in Cana of Galilee along with His disciples. Jesus’ mother in the flesh, Mary, was also present there. It is said that Jewish wedding feasts usually last for a week or sometimes even up to two weeks. The groom hosts the bride’s guests in his home, where fun games are played and there is much singing and dancing. The guests are served with wine, along with various dishes. The groom and bride would often sing love songs to each other, setting the festive mood for the party.

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Mankind living in this world now is heading to the final endpoint. The climate crisis is such a severe threat to this planet earth that the whole world has signed on to the Convention on Climate Change, with each country adopting policies designed to reduce carbon emissions through industrial restructuring. The entire world is beset by an atmosphere of war that is once again engulfing the post-Cold War era. Stemming from the ongoing pandemic, war, and surging protectionism in raw materials and food, the global supply chain continues to be destabilized while inflation is running rampant, threatening to bring poverty. There already are countries that are struggling with debt crisis. Amid all this, the great powers are competing against each other over hegemony in the 21st century. This and other numerous factors are destabilizing the entire world and showing signs of impending war between nations.

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After the first wave of Jewish exiles returned from their Babylonian captivity, Zerubbabel sought to rebuild the Temple and asked the Samaritans to participate, but his request was rejected. This is because the Samaritans had been in a bitter conflict with the Temple of Jerusalem for no less than 200 years over its location, as they believed that Mount Gerizim was where Abraham and Jacob built their altar, and the Temple should have been built there instead of Jerusalem.

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