One lesson might be to wait on our wine until the "good stuff" comes at the culmination of all things. Another might be that when Jesus shows up, the party begins. Another might just be that he can do this and do it at will. Or, it could be that he saw an opportunity to do good and help his mom and her friends and he did it.

Whether we "spiritualize," analyze, or"pragmatize" it, John calls it "a sign" and it was. It was a sign that something much newer than new wine had arrived on the scene of the human party.