Jesus’ first miracle in John 2 doesn’t happen at a temple or on a mountain, it happens at a wedding reception, quietly, backstage, and most people never even notice. When the wine runs out and shame is about to crash the party, jesus steps in with a strange kind of light, practical generosity that protects people from humiliation and turns ordinary water into celebration.
Epiphany is about learning to notice. God often shows up in interruptions, in kitchens, in the unseen labor of “jar fillers,” and in moments that don’t look spiritual enough to matter. If life feels ordinary, inconvenient, or like you’re running on empty, this story asks a different question. What if that’s exactly where God loves to work?
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