The Blessing of Marriage
J G. Hare John 2:1-11 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:… That is the great blessing of marriage, that it delivers us from the tyranny of Meum and Tuum. Converting each into the other, it endears them both, and turns a slavish, deadening drudgery, into a free and joyous service. And by bringing home to every one's heart that he is something better than a mere self, that he is the part of a higher and more precious whole, it becomes a type of the union between the Church and her Lord. (J G. Hare) Parallel Verses KJV: And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: WEB: The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.