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THE REVELATION

AT CANA

Jesus was invited to a wedding.

Every couple should invite Jesus

to their wedding,
into their relationship,
into their situation,
into their plans.

Jesus went to the wedding
and his mother and disciples were also invited.

The wedding was in a small town, Cana, in Galilee.

Surprise!
They ran out of wine.

Did they invite too many?
Were they poor?
Was the wedding poorly planned?

Every married couple
find themselves in the same situation.
They run out of patience.
They run out of understanding.
They run out of the sparkle.
They run out of conversation.
They run out of making the effort
to make their marriage work better.

This couple in Cana of Galilee
ran out of wine right in the beginning
of their marriage – the day of their wedding feast.

Jesus, when preaching and teaching,
often talks about wedding banquets.
He too had heard that the prophets of Israel
often saw the dream of life
here and hereafter as a wedding banquet.

We can relate to that:
when families unite,
when people dance and celebrate,
when people eat and drink and sing together,
they forget their struggles and stresses,
at least for a few hours

Jesus changed water into wine at Cana.

Jesus changed 6 large water jars into wine.

Jesus saved a couple’s wedding.

It’s the first of Jesus’ signs.

The Kingdom had begun

In the Gospel of John

where we hear this wonderful story,

we notice that it was Mary
who pushed Jesus to save the situation.

Jesus did.

And people got a glimpse

that there was much more to come.