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Jesus Attends a Wedding
This chapter is based on John 2:1-11.
At a household gathering in a little Galilean village, Jesus used
His power to add joy to a wedding feast. In this way, He showed His
sympathy with us and His desire to minister to our happiness. In the
wilderness, He Himself had drunk the cup of sorrow, but He came
from there to give us the cup of blessing.
There was to be a marriage at Cana. The bride and groom were
relatives of Joseph and Mary, and Jesus and His disciples were
invited.
Mary, His mother, had heard of the sign God gave at the Jordan,
at His baptism. The news had brought to her mind once again the
scenes that for many years she had hidden in her heart. Mary was
deeply stirred by the mission of John the Baptist. Now his connection
with Jesus kindled her hopes anew. She had treasured every evidence
that Jesus was the Messiah, yet doubts and disappointments also
came to her. She longed for the time when His glory would be
revealed.
Death had separated Mary from Joseph, who had shared her
knowledge of the mystery of Jesus’ birth. Now there was no one
with whom she could talk about her hopes and fears. She thought
deeply about the words of Simeon, “A sword will pierce through
your own soul also.”
Luke 2:35
. With an anxious heart, she waited
for Jesus’ return.
At the marriage feast, she met Him, and He was the same tender,
dutiful Son. Yet He was not the same. His face showed traces of His
conflict in the wilderness, and a new expression of dignity and power
gave evidence of His heavenly mission. With Him was a group of
young men who called Him Master. These companions told Mary
what they had seen and heard at the baptism and elsewhere.
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