I was reflecting on the story of Jesus turning water into wine and began to think about the amount of wine involved. I was trying to figure out how to describe it to college students in a way they could visualize easily.
So what represents lots of alcohol to a student?
All in unison–“a keg!”
So what is the equivalent number of kegs to the six stone jars Christ transformed (or as a tongue-twister, how many kegs could Christ convert)?
A simple internet search helped me discover that Jesus created about 10 kegs of alcohol.
Just in case you ever need to know that.
Best quote about the story:
Nympha pudica Deum vidit, et erubuit — Richard Crashaw
The modest water, seeing its God, blushed.
Best joke I know about turning water into wine:
Did you hear about the Baptist deacon who was driving along when he was stopped by the local police. Seeing an empty bottle on the floor, the officer said, “Sir, have you been drinking?”
“No officer, just water,” replied the smiling deacon.
“Then why do I smell alcohol on your breath?” asked the policeman.
“Praise the Lord!” shouted the deacon. “He’s done it again!”