The First Sign: John 2:1-11

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

A wedding. Celebration, feasting, community gathered. Jesus' mother was there—perhaps a relative or close friend of the family. Jesus and his new disciples were also invited.

When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, They have no more wine.

Wine was gone. In a culture where hospitality was sacred, running out of wine at a wedding was a devastating social failure. The family would be shamed. Mary noticed and told Jesus.