fact, and yet it must be honestly noted that the evangelist does nothing to stress the power of Mary’s intercession at Cana. If the miracle is a response to her persistent faith, this motif is not made explicit, as it is in the Synoptic examples. Even Mary’s final words, “Do whatever he tells you,” stress the sovereignty of Jesus and not Mary’s impetration; and indeed, it seems to be precisely the willingness to rely on Jesus’ sovereignty that prepares the way for the miracle. Schnackenburg (pp.