With my daughter’s wedding
coming up next weekend, I wanted to write an inspirational post about marriage.
Unfortunately, most of the Bible verses which clearly discuss marriage include
the word submit, as in “wives submit to your husbands”. Which causes every
young woman in this country to get her hackles up. I think that this word means
something different today than it did two thousand years ago. But I’m not going
to go there; I do not have time tonight. It’s bad enough I am writing this at
9:00 at night instead of my usual nine a.m.
What I will say however is
that the women who lived during Biblical times were a strong and feisty bunch.
In my Tuesday morning Bible study we are reading “Twelve Extraordinary Women”
and to supplement that study I am reading “Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter”. And I can tell you that so far none of these women are doing what
I would consider “submitting” to their husbands.
Yes, their husbands are the
head of the household and the leaders of the family. And their wives follow that lead. But if you read much of
the Bible, you will see that, behind the scenes, the wives were still running the
show. Not so much different from today.
The story I want to share
doesn’t involve a husband and wife, but a mother and her Son. Mary was a feisty
one in her own way.
Two days later there was a wedding in
the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. 2 Jesus and his followers
were also invited to the wedding. 3 When all the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother
said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4 Jesus answered, “Dear woman, why come to me? My time
has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he
tells you to do.”(I can’t help but
picture Mary rolling her eyes at Jesus’s statement, knowing that no matter He
says, He is still going to do what His mother asks Him.)
6 In that place there were six stone water jars. The
Jews used jars like these in their washing ceremony. Each jar held about 20 or
30 gallons.
7
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled the jars
to the top.
8
Then he said to them, “Now take some out and give it to the master of the
feast.”
So
the servants took the water to the master. 9 When he tasted it, the water had
become wine. He did not know where the wine came from. But the servants who
brought the water knew. The master of the wedding called the bridegroom 10 and
said to him, “People always serve the best wine first. Later, after the guests
have been drinking a lot, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the
best wine till now.”
John 2:1-10 International Children’s
Bible
Maybe not words of wisdom for
my daughter’s upcoming marriage, but maybe a good story to keep in mind for the
wedding.
Mason Jar wine goblets for the wedding.
2 comments:
Nice view on women! Oh, and Jesus' respect for his mother. Lessons we can still pray for in the present time.
Oh Chris! Congratulations to you and your daughter and her hubby ...well all of you! Hugs! I get to see Becky today and I'll let her know also! Blessings and peace! Take lots of photos!! LOL! I know you will and it will be such a wonderful day! :)
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