This is a very simple account: Jesus attends a local wedding, the wine runs out during the week long celebrations, his mum tells him to help, so 600 l of water becomes superb wine, and only the servants and a few others initially know what has happened. Simple account, but so deep with meaning.
The servants have to bring in all the water. At 9 litres a bucket, that is 67 trips from the local watering point. If that was a low pressure tap, or bucketed up from a deep well, that’s a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of hard work. How often are we caught up in drudge work that seems pointless? Not everything is quick, fun, and you know exactly how it will all work out. They did their job, they trusted that it had a purpose, they persisted until every stone jar was filled to the brim, and the results were unexpected, and amazing.
Jesus was there at an ordinary celebration at an ordinary village, with ordinary people. The same Jesus is present in our ordinary lives, to transform and bless what we do. That promise of abundance is there for each one of us. When we are running on empty, Jesus is there to do the unexpected and undeserved. He touches us with grace and mercy, and catches us up into his plenty. Trust and keep stepping out!
