The Stone Vessels and The Heart of Man

These six stone vessels are not just a detail of the narrative, but a profound image of man and his spiritual condition. The stone represents the human heart hardened by sin and Earthly things. Although these vessels were used for ritual purification, they could not produce real and lasting change. They were external instruments that symbolized human effort, but were incapable of transforming the true nature of man.

Jesus, in front of these vessels, had in mind another type of purification: not external, but internal. This theme reminds us that God promises to write His Law in the hearts of man, and not on tablets of stone.

The six vessels also recall the six days of Creation. Man, created "very good" on the sixth day, had however corrupted the original Creation with sin. Jesus, through His Mission, intends to re-establish a New Creation, not so much in the external aspect of the world, but in the heart of man. As Paul stated, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation."

Filling those vessels with water was a symbolic gesture. The water, transformed into wine, represents the Power of Christ to bring Life and Joy where before there was emptiness and coldness. This act prefigures His Blood, shed for a Purification that is not ritual, but definitive and spiritual.

Jesus teaches us that it is not human efforts or external traditions that change the heart of man. Only He, the Creator of New Life, can transform the heart of stone into a heart of flesh, capable of loving, rejoicing, and living according to His Perfect Plan.