“And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”” –John 2:4-5

            For the next few months our congregation will be reading through the book of John. So I intend to do the same. If you are interested in reading along with us it will be 1 chapter a week up until Holy Week. This week’s chapter is John 2. It is truly amazing what you can find in one chapter of the bible. You can find insights into the culture, ceremonies, and practices of that time. And you can also see the development of relationships between God and His people, His people and their neighbors, and between Jesus and everyone He interacts with. Today in my reading I was drawn to the relationship between Jesus and His mother during a wedding in Cana.

            Now I don’t know how your relationship with your parents are but I can definitely see Jesus’ reaction to Mary’s momness coming through. They were at a wedding in the land of Cana and the host family has run out of wine. This is a big deal to the people of that time because that was one of their main drinks especially at celebratory events. Mary takes matters into her own hands and goes to find Jesus. Jesus is there with His disciples when Mary comes over and says to Him “They have no wine.” He then responds with the question “What does this have to do with me?” That seems like a response that any child would respond with. It appears to me like Jesus is politely saying “So What?” That is when Mary ignores His response, because she knows that Jesus is the Son of God and can do anything, and tells the servants to follow His directions. He then follows the instructions of His mother and gives the servants directions, which in turn leads to one of, if not the first of, Jesus’ miracles.

            This act by Mary proves to me that she knows and understands that Jesus is her son, but is also the Son of God. She has faith that He can accomplish the task set ahead of Him whether put there by her or by His heavenly Father. And it ultimately shows one of the ways that Jesus proves Himself as God. I hope that your journey through John will show you some of the many ways Jesus is God.

Question of the day: Why do you think Mary ignored what Jesus said and told the servants to do whatever Jesus told them to?

“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” –Jane D. Hull