4.12.2007

Well at the moment I am reading through Joshua and John in the Bible. It has been a little hard for me to get through the gospels and be dedicated to it. One reason is the fact that even though they are different I feel like I am reading the same thing over and over. But rather than skim through the parts that are in all 4 books I am trying to really understand what key parts each of the gospel writers took from the same experience.
Today as I was reading John I came across the ole water to wine passage (only in the book of John). I really have nothing to say about the wine part...there was something completely different that caught my eye.

John 2
Jesus Changes Water to Wine

1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."
5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."


When I read this I took a different angle than I had ever thought before. Mary was positive that her son could fix this problem. She knew that he could either make their cups never go empty, make wine fall from the sky, turn the water to wine, etc. This has to mean he had to have done some miracles in the comfort of his own house before this ever took place. I imagine Jesus falling down on the ground as a little boy and getting a scrape on his knee. Then he places his small hand on it and it heals. Or maybe a bird fell from its nest and died and Mary and Jesus witnessed the whole thing. Then Jesus takes the bird in his hands and it is immediately healed. Now all this is purely imagination in my head, but it seems from John's writings that Mary knew he could perform a miracle.

And although he tries to tell her not to involve him she turns to the servants and tells them to listen to what Jesus says. She wants him to perform the miracle. I am guessing Jesus wanted to obey his mother, but didn't want many to know what had happened. So he only included the servants and let all the others wonder how this new wine came.

I am glad I looked a little more into this story that I had already heard so many times before. Even if I am totally off with my imagination it still made me smile thinking of Jesus during his childhood.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I liked what you said Ferris , I have a hard time with that verse, I probably need to look into more, I have read it alot, and becasue of the wine part, but what you said about Jesus being a child and looking at a small bird , that he had the power to make anything better, or to heal and live again,even when death is there, I see him picking up a baby bird, and healing it and putting it back in the nest , if he wanted to, but there is a time to live and a time to die,,,so that was he decission. Enjoyed reading that and your comments. Love , MoM

Anonymous said...

Hey to All that read this. The other day Ferris put on her Blog that she liked a certain song, and video, which ws callled 'Mika" Well tonight, Sunday, I watched the CMT videos,,and anyone could go online to put in for the one they liked best,which I didnt,,but I'm thinking of it since I saw Toby ,well I was watching a few, but none really caught my eye, BUT, then one came on that just really got to me I really like it,,ITS TOBY KEITH,,I have liked his style and most of his songs for soemtime, but this Song is probably the best I have heard in while, and the Video I think is Great! I liked it so much that I taped it, I listend to it over and over before I finally tried to tape it , I didnt really thihk I could tape it like I did , and I didnt think I would be able to , but it took! The name of the song is "A little to late". I dont know how long the song has been out, but I love the video and the song, Krita Allen plays the wife in it , and of course Toby is her husband,,But that is my song for now..They need to make a movie out of it , with him and her in it,,he is really good in it, both are , but since he is the singer he has more time in it than she does.And since I taped it that means that Ferris and Sharlie can watch it .
Have a good day,,MoM