I’ve helped set up for, and clean up after, reunions and weddings and funerals. Big events require preparation of pull off, and as seamless as they may appear, at lot of hustle goes on behind the scenes.

Jesus attended a wedding where the wine ran short. His mother urged him to do something. Jesus sent the servants to fill enormous jars with water, then draw some out and take it to the master of the wedding banquet. I love this next part of the story:

They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.

The host praised the bridegroom for saving the best wine for last. The party continued on, guests oblivious to the miracle they drank. But the servants knew. They glanced at one another and tried not to stare at Jesus. The hired help were the first to glimpse the remarkable nature of Jesus.

Everyone at the celebration experienced the goodness of Jesus as they enjoyed their wine. The Lord blessed them without their knowledge or appreciation. Many people enjoy the good things of this world without understanding that every single one emerges from the hand of God.

Masters may miss this point, but servants see the truth.

John 2 in Through the Bible in 2024

Photo by Kate Townsend