Lectio: John 2:1-11
January 15, 2010
John 2:1-11
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
In few other places in scripture do we see the intricacies of being fully human yet fully divine more than in the story of the wedding at Cana.
Here the Son of God, His nature explained in the Nicene Creed as “God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father…” shows His humanity by taking a directive from His jewish mother. After He initially objected to it, she sweety ignored his objection telling the servants “Do whatever he tells you”.
Being also a fully human jewish boy honoring his mother, Jesus turns the water into wine, all 120-180 gallons worth! That’s a lot of wine! Ken Collins observes in his writing “A Wild & Crazy Guy?” By turning the water into wine Jesus prolonged the party. He also notes that whatever gift God gives, it is of the highest quality. In this case good, sweet, wine.
This passage ends “Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.”
As always our belief is founded on His work and revelation.
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