Regarding Jesus's Hounour to his mother: Jesus adressed Mary as "woman" which showed that the relationship was now between a man and a woman and the methods of honouring would be compatible with an independent adult. The observation that this was Jesus' first miracle is significant because it was probably the time of transition from dependent to adult. I think this transition may have been harder for Jesus than for most of us because Mary was extremely righteous and the tendency to delay adult responsibilities would be at it's maximum, but Jesus leads us in facing temptation by taking on the most severe temptations himself.
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