Jesus went to the wedding in Cana that day, not to perform a miracle, but simply to be with friends. We all need friends who share with us in life’s sorrows and joys.

When Harry Truman was thrust into the presidency at the death of FDR, Sam Rayburn gave him some fatherly advice.

"From here on out, you’re going to have lots of people around you. They’ll try to put a wall around you and cut you off from any ideas but theirs. They ’ll tell you what a great man you are, Harry. But you and I both know you ain’t.”

Later on, when Sam Rayburn discovered that he was quite ill, he announced to the House of Representatives he was going home for medical tests. Some wondered why he did not stay in Washington where there were excellent medical facilities. He supplied the answer when he told Congressman Jim Wright, “Bonham [Texas] is a place where people know it when you’re sick, and where they care when you die.”

Jesus put great emphasis upon friendship. He ministered to his friends and was ministered to by them.