Howard W. Hunter said:
Christ’s many miracles were only reflections of those greater marvels which his Father and preformed before him and continues to perform all around us. . . .
For example, the first miracle by Jesus recorded in the New Testament was the turning of water into wine at the marriage at Cana. But poor, indeed, was the making of wine in the pots of stone, compared with its original making in the beauty of the vine and the abundance of the swelling grapes. No one could explain the one time miracle at the wedding feast, but neither could they explain the everyday miracle of the splendor or the vineyard itself.
It is most remarkable to witness one who is deaf made to hear again. But certainly that great blessing is no more startling than the combination of bones, skin, and ears that let our ears hear the beautiful world of sound. Should we not stand in awe of the blessing of hearing and give glory to God for that miracle, even as we do when hearing is restored after it has been lost?
Is it not the same for the return of one’s sight or the utterance of our speech, or even the greatest miracle of all—the restoration of life? The original creations of the Father constitute a truly wonder-filled world. Are not the greatest miracles the fact that we have life and limb, and sight and speech in the first place? Yes, there will always be plenty of miracles if we have eyes to see and ears to hear. (‘The God That Doest Wonders’ Ensign, May 1989, p. 16.)
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