wine provided for the celebration had been served, and they had run out of wine, the mother of
Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” Jesus replied, “Woman, what concern is that to you and
me? My hour has not yet come.” However his mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells
you.”
Nearby were six stone water jars, set there for ritual washing as practiced by the Jews;
each jar could hold twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with
water.” And they filled them to the brim. Then Jesus said, “Now draw some out and take it to
the steward.” So they did. The steward tasted the water that had become wine, without
knowing from where it had come; for only the servants who had drawn the water knew.
Immediately he called the bride - groom, and said, “Everyone serves the best wine first, and
when people have drunk enough, he serves that which is ordinary. But you have kept the
best wine until the end.” This miraculous sign was the first, and Jesus performed it at Cana
in Galilee. In this way he showed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
Reflect.
The entire life of a disciple is summed up in five simple words: “Do whatever he tells you.”
These words are even more powerful coming from the Blessed Virgin Mary who lived them
so fully. She heard God’s call to become Jesus’ mother and responded with a wholehearted
yes. It is that yes which is a model for us, encouraging us to answer yes to whatever God asks
us to do.
The servants must have wondered why Jesus was asking them to fill the water jars. Drawing that
much water from a well would require a great deal of effort, especially at the end of a long wedding
banquet when they were already tired. But they did what he told them to do. Similarly, the things
God asks us to do may be difficult. He asks us to be faithful in our commitments, to discipline
our desires, to do without luxuries so that others can have necessities, to love our neighbors
as ourselves. When we do whatever he tells us, like the wedding guests we will receive more
than we could ever imagine.
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