Read John 2
6-7Six stoneware water pots were there, used by the Jews for ritual washings. Each held twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus ordered the servants, "Fill the pots with water." And they filled them to the brim.
8"Now fill your pitchers and take them to the host," Jesus said, and they did.
9-10When the host tasted the water that had become wine (he didn't know what had just happened but the servants, of course, knew), he called out to the bridegroom, "Everybody I know begins with their finest wines and after the guests have had their fill brings in the cheap stuff. But you've saved the best till now!" (The Message)
Today's scripture allows us to think about how Jesus makes the ordinary extraordinary. The first miracle of Jesus' recorded takes place in an everyday setting and is very different than the others that will come soon. The timing and place of the miracle raise all kinds of questions that don't have easy answers. So much of the story is left out that we can't help but guess at what some of the other details might be.
Some thoughts to ponder and share with others:
- What is the best part of attending a wedding for you?
- If you could invite Jesus to a personal milestone in your life what would it be and why?
- How does Jesus change ordinary things, events, people in your life into something extraordinary?
- How can you be apart of making something extraordinary for someone you know?
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