Wedding At Cana

ow much does God love me? Have you ever asked yourself that question? I have asked myself that question at various times throughout my life during difficult situations. It is a question that will eventually come to one’s mind when the situation is dark and appears to be getting worse. When emotion swells up within and you feel like you are going to burst, the question is near, “Does anyone really care?” Like an automobile being pushed off a high cliff, the words finally fall from you lips or appear in your thoughts when you feel all alone, “Does anyone care? Does even God care?” This may seem like the wrong introduction to a study about a wedding in Cana of Galilee, but you will discover that this study answers these questions. As we come to our study, Jesus and his five new disciples have traveled for about three days since He found Philip and Nathanael (John 1:43-51). Jesus has several followers now.

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. (NASB) John 2:1-2

The Greek language implies that Mary, Jesus’ mother, was already there when Jesus and His five disciples arrived. It appears from the passage we are studying that Jesus’ mother had some type of responsibility at the wedding. So it would be natural for her to arrive early and help with the preparations.