From before I was Catholic but it still applies :)

THE WATER INTO WINE
John 2:1-11 (King James Version)
1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.


So per my agreement with my big sis about delving into GOD's word & using this as a means of accountablity cuz I'm HORRIBLE at things like this . . . Heres my humble take on this passage, what it means for me at least.
So for starters, JESUS THE SON OF GOD walked amongst men as a man expressing intense humility.
HE knew that the day would come when HE could not hide behind the shelter of obscurity anymore if HE was to fulfill GODs plan for HIM & us in complete & unobstructed acceptance of GOD's will.
When mom calls, you come running! So when Mary called HIM to a wedding because of a lack of WINE of all reasons HIS response, albeit seemingly sharp, was in complete accordance for what GOD wanted from HIM rather than in obedience to his mother - Total submissive compliance to GOD's instructions.
The fact that JESUS responded to the wants of strangers shows HIS depth of compassion. HE understood how ceremonial wine was to a wedding back then HE chose to serve them by providing for this want (despite its having nothing to do with GOD, faith, spiritualness, etc , also showing HIS astounding ability to relate to us on a very personal level in ALL things.
JESUS was so in tune with THE FATHER that right after HE chastises Mary for her request of a showy miracle, JESUS becomes aware the time has come to reveal just a sliver of GOD's glory in HIM. But only to the disciples. Remember, up to this point these men have been following HIM because of their intense faith in GOD that JESUS was the MESSIAH sent to redeem them. HIS words & compassionate actions thus far was the only thing they had to back this up so imagine their surprise when HE orders them to fill washing water pots with drinking water.
For those of you who dont know exactly what these 'washing pots' were, I will digress for a moment so as to give some insight. Living in a desert is filthy. Add to that no indoor plumbing so every 'toilet' is just a pit somewhere along the outskirts of town ~ usually fairly close to the garbage dump. Yeah, basically there were a couple acres of germ factory within every village or town back then. (Sort of gives a new meaning to the phrase 'from the trashy side of town' doesnt it, lol.) With no sinks or soap to wash this grime off & adding to that the filth of daily life most people on average had about 3x the amount of germs a modern hobo might be hosting. So whenever they were visiting someone's home or to a meal they would dunk their hands into these 'washing pots' so as to remove some of the visible dirt & grime. Hence the germs of the day would transfer into these pots along with whatever sand, mud & animal muck (literal muck by the way) was on them too. So now you have the cess pool from the outskirts of town in mini form right there in your home or restaurant or banquet hall. Yummy. Nobody in their right mind would drink out of these pots no matter how clean the water going into them was. And no water was really that pure to begin with in those days.
Once again the disciples display their OWN extreme faith in GOD by doing as JESUS says without the obvious argument. I'm sure at least one of them had to be wondering why HE would want to cause a plague of monumental proportions! I know my overly logical brain & big mouth probably would have earned me a MUCH sharper rebuke than HE gave Mary. Then to top it off JESUS orders them to draw a cup of this probably pretty funky brew for the governor of the feast. This guy was as high as you could go for royalty at this wedding, he was top dog. Definately rich, he would have been the man that just footed the bill for the wedding & reception. Think of him as the newly financially ruined Steve Martin character in 'Father of the Bride' & you can see just how daunting it must have been for them to take this potentially deadly germ cocktail to him.
But as this poor intensely faithful disciple is waiting to be potentially imprisoned for attempted murder, the governor SMILES! Grins like a banshee from ear to ear, turns to the bridegroom & proclaims him man of the hour! Much like now, when people were serving wine back then, the drunker the patrons got the poorer the quality of the wine. Why waste expensive product when you can get away with serving the junk right? Anyone whos been even buzzed will agree that your taste buds dull right along with your other senses. I can't even tell you how many times as a baseball stadium beer vendor I would pour the drunks apple juice or vernors or colored water trying to avoid a messy confrontation scene when I had to cut them off ~ and they were almost always too far gone to even notice! *Sidenote for anyone who's job occasionally or daily deals with this situation, vernors works REALLY well for this . . . its just bubbly enough with a bit of a kick that most drunk people dont even realize its not their draft beer unless some stupid friend of theirs points it out to them, lol.*
So not only does JESUS provide for a totally unnecessary want, but he sets this guy up for ultimate credit & respect by the top dog on what is already most certainly the greatest day of his life to date. I've always wondered if that little bit of extra undeserved credit helped that guy & his new bride to a better future. Wouldn't really be that surprising would it? After all, GOD works is mysterious chain effect ways like that quite often doesnt HE!
Of course the culmination event that, what John highlights in his account to display all of the above traits along with many other astounding qualities, is the miracle itself. But even more impressive than the miracle itself is the manner in which JESUS goes about it. HE refuses to make a show out of it, chosing instead to reveal it without a word or grand gesture to clue in the disciples. Then instead of taking the credit HE silences their awe & allows this unnamed new bridegroom just starting out his adult life to take the credit & all the benefits that potentially accompanied it!
What an AWESOME GOD we serve! HE provides for us in unseen ways, at times even with what many might see as ridiculous or frivolous wants! But you can't put a stipulation on it, restricting a request for GODs help is setting yourself up for an 'unanswered prayer'. Nobody can see the greater purpose until HE reveals it to them. True faith is not just saying that you believe GOD will provide . . . its doing HIS will when it make ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AT ALL, & knowing that in the end your needs will be met in the way HE sees fit.
Faith is not asking for wine ~ its serving water just ran dipped out of the toilet to the boss believing that GOD has a reason for you to nearly poison the guy!