The Wedding at Cana
Shortly after being tempted in the wilderness Mary, Jesus and His disciples went to a wedding in Cana, Galilee. Much to the embarassment of the host, they ran out of wine. Jesus' mother told the servants to do as Jesus said. Jesus told them to fill the water jars full to the brim. After this was done Jesus then told them to take some to the master of the wedding. The master was amazed because the wine was so good.
The name Cana (from Hebrew qanah "reed") appears in the Gospel of John on three separate occasions, and each time it is followed by "of Galilee," to distinguish it from another Cana on the border of Phoenicia, now Lebanon.
Cana is but a stone's throw away from Nazareth. Today a church stands on the original site of the First Miracle. It was built on top of Cana's old synagogue, which was the location of weddings in the village. In the courtyard of the church at Cana, couples today renew their marriage vows.
In the church's basement stands a large stone vessel which, according to tradition, is one of the six jars used in Jesus first miracle, when he turned plain water into finest wine.
Nearby is the fountain believed to be the one from which the water used in performing Jesus' first miracle was drawn.
The beauty of the Lord's first miracle is that it was done for no other reason but total love for His friends. Thousands of years later, no one even knows the name of the bridal couple. But that's okay. The important thing to know about them was that Jesus was at the center of their marriage.
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