A Marriage Feast

John 2:4
Jesus saith unto her, "Women, what have I to do with thee? My hour is not yet come".

John 2:6
And there were set six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews...


Jesus was preparing his mother for a realization that probably wouldn't dawn until the cross. When Jesus asked Mary "what have I to do with thee?" Mary would instinctively think "you're my son!" But Jesus answered his own question symbolically by turning the water of purification into wine, a symbol of his cleansing blood. Doubtless, this miracle left Mary initially perplexed, but at the cross, Mary would have the greatest possible comfort available to a mother losing the most wonderful son the world has ever seen. Perhaps an inkling of what she was gaining at the loss of her son began to dawn on Mary on that dark day.
At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus gently planted a seed in Mary's mind. Eventually, the seed would grow into Mary's realization that the most important relationship she had with Jesus was not mother to son, but sinner to Savior.
We serve a infinitely tender, loving God, and His relationship with us is far more intimate than any human attachment.
Are you ready for the Marriage Feast?