![]() ![]() Mary's instructions to the servants were remarkable: "Whatever he says to you, do it."Īt the Last Supper with his disciples, Jesus lifted a cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood" (I Corinthians 11:25). When Mary told Jesus of the wine shortage, perhaps Jesus made the symbolic connection with his crucifixion, which would establish the new covenant. Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus refers to the time of his crucifixion as his "hour." His response was extraordinary: "Woman, what does your concern have to do with me? My hour has not yet come" (John 2:4). What about the many times Mary didn't understand her son? At a wedding feast, Mary told Jesus their hosts had run out of wine. Until an angel explained things to Joseph, he doubted her. Think of Mary's patience when trying to explain to Joseph that she was pregnant but still a virgin. ![]() "Mary had a lot of patience going around and trying to find a place to give birth," says Sean, 11. Hearing God means you'll be swimming against the tide. That wasn't all that smelled, says Rachel, 7: "I think it was really hard because everyone was calling Noah crazy. ![]()
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