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January 18, 2004 - Human Relations Day John 2:1-11 [1] Three days later there was a wedding in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. [2] Jesus and his disciples were guests also. [3] When they started running low on wine at the wedding banquet, Jesus' mother told him, "They're just about out of wine." [4] Jesus said, "Is that any of our business, Mother-yours or mine? This isn't my time. Don't push me." [5] She went ahead anyway, telling the servants, "Whatever he tells you, do it." [6] Six stoneware water pots were there, used by the Jews for ritual washings. Each held twenty to thirty gallons. [7] 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] When 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, [10] "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!" [11] This act in Cana of
Galilee was the first sign Jesus gave, the first glimpse of his
glory. And his disciples believed in him. [The Message] 1.
When is your time not your time? When Mother Mary calls, you
let
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