… I particularly like to think that Jesus performed this miracle for the sake of the bar staff, the caterers – the servants and the steward of this story. Whether or not it was their fault, they would have got the blame and took the shame when the wine ran out. Think of the effect on their livelihood, on their credibility in the community. Jesus stepped in to save them from being pilloried for their wrongdoing – and so this miracle prefigures Calvary, drops hints about the fundamental meaning of salvation.
I suggest that John put this miracle at the very top of his story about Jesus to show that Jesus is One for the Community…
– I love giving this talk. So I did it again today. Jesus: One for the Community.
