One day He was invited to a marriage feast. But let us read the words of John who was present:

“Two days latter there was a marriage feast at Cana in Galilee ; and Jesus’ mother was there. Jesus Himself and His disciples had also been invited to the marriage. Here the supply of wine failed; whereupon Jesus’ mother said to Him `They have no wine left.’ Jesus answered her, `But woman, why do you trouble Me with that? My time has not come yet.”

“And His mother said to the servants, `Do whatever He tells you’. There were six waterpots standing there, as the Jewish custom of ritual washing demanded; they were of stone, and held two or three matkas each. And when Jesus said, `Fill the waterpots with water,’ they filled these up to the brim. Then He said to them, `Now draw, and give a draught to the master of the feast.’ So they gave it to him; and the master of the feast tasted this water which had now been turned into wine. He did not know where it came from : only the servants who had drawn the water knew that.

The master of the feast, then, called to the bridegroom and said to him, `It is always the good wine that men set out first, and the worse kind only when all have drunk deep : you have kept the good wine till now.’

 “So, in Cana of Galilee, Jesus began His miracles, and made known the glory that was His, so that His disciples learned to believe in Him” (John 2, 1-11).

Thus the first miracle that Jesus did was a very simple and human matter. He did it to help a young man and his bride at their marriage to save them from embarrassment before their guests. He is concerned not with His own self but with how He can help others.

God is interested in us in our daily lives. Religion is not something only for a special day of the week or for special feast days, since God is close to us always. We have to find God in our daily life, in our family, in our work, in our free time, in our dealings with others. Otherwise religion is just like a shirt or a Chadar that can be but on or off, but which never really becomes part of my life.

HOW TO PRAY

Following our principle in these pages of “come and see,” we can now listen to Jesus Christ as He explains what genuine prayer is and the simplicity with which we should approach God.

It is said that many good people have turned away from religious worship and from God their loving Father because they saw men who claimed to be His special followers acting and praying in a proud, inhuman way.

When we go to God and speak to Him, we do not need to pray in strange words – in Latin, Sanskrit or ancient Persian. The best words are the simple words that come from your heart, which are completely honest and say just what you feel in your heart.

One day Jesus told the following story to make this point clear :