The Confidence That Precedes The Miracle

As in the previous verse, it all begins with a command from Jesus. To the servants, this new instruction must have seemed even stranger: draw water from the containers and take it to the steward of the feast? There was no apparent logic to this gesture. Yet, once again, the servants obey without question. Their obedience, in this case, also requires courage: delivering water, passing it off as wine, could easily expose them to ridicule or a severe rebuke.

This scene speaks to us of a faith that trusts in the words of Christ even when it does not understand. The servants had no idea that the water had already been transformed into wine, and yet they act. This reminds us of Abraham, who obeys the Voice of God without knowing where it would lead him. Trusting obedience often involves the risk of going against common sense, but it is precisely in that risk that the Glory of God is revealed.

The servants, with their simple and almost ordinary gesture, were contributing to an extraordinary miracle. This is how God often works: He uses humble and everyday acts to accomplish great works. As in the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, where a simple meal is transformed into abundance, here ordinary water becomes excellent quality wine.

An important detail is the attitude of the servants: they do not try to understand everything, they do not worry about what the master of the feast might say or who would bear the burden of a possible failure. They obey, leaving it to Jesus to reveal His Power. This teaches us that, when we follow the Words of the Lord, we must not fear the opinion of others or worry about the result.

The faith of the servants, which translates into action, invites us to trust Jesus even when we do not immediately see the miracle. Sometimes, it is in the simple act of obeying that His Glory is revealed.