Let’s begin by remembering the story together.

Jesus was attending a wedding in the village of Cana, about eight miles north of Nazareth. His mother and disciples were there too. At some point, Jesus’ mother came to him and told him they had run out of wine. Jesus took some jugs of water and performed his first miracle by turning the water into wine.

That is the quick version of the story, and on its own it creates a lot of questions. The obvious question is why did Jesus do it? Why did he use his powers to do something as mundane as turning water into wine? It seems more like a sideshow magic trick than a miracle from the Son of God.

And while we are asking, why was Jesus at the wedding in Cana anyway? Hadn’t John told us that Jesus had just been baptized and had gone north to the Sea of Gal…