| STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK |
7 MIRACLES = 7 SIGNS = 7 TEACHINGS OF JESUS
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1ST |
The wedding at Cana |
Our soul is called to follow Jesus |
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2nd |
Cure of the royal official’s son |
Our soul learns how to receive God gratuitously |
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3rd |
Cure of the crippled man |
Our soul becomes mature |
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4th |
Multiplication of the loaves |
Our soul is initiated to the contemplative life |
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5th |
Walking on the water |
Our soul must free itself from the frenzy of the world |
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6th |
Healing of the man born blind |
Our soul understands the mystery of the struggle light vs. darkness |
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7th |
The raising of Lazarus |
Our soul is born again in God through faith (death to self) |