In this past weekend’s gospel, we heard the story of the wedding feast at Cana. It is a beautiful gospel that we can gather so much from. The passage shows us Jesus’ first public miracle and also shows us how He provides for the couple and wedding guests. We also get to see exactly the kind of person Mary is as we hear, “His mother said to the servers, ‘Do whatever he tells you’” (John 2:5). Mary not only instructs the servers to listen to Jesus, but she tells us too, and that is a beautiful thing.
A few years ago, I was praying about something and I remember hearing this gospel passage at mass. I was struck by the line “do whatever he tells you.” This message kept coming up in various ways in the days and weeks that followed. In those moments, the answer to what I was praying about was right in front of me. I was being reminded to listen to Jesus’ voice and to do what He was calling me to. And this reminded me of who Mary is.
Just like mothers know what’s best for their children, our spiritual mother Mary also knows what’s best for us. And it is Jesus. It is always Jesus. She will always point us to and lead us to her son because she knows that He is who we need, and wants to see us be drawn closer to Him.
In the story of the wedding at Cana, we see how Mary brings a request to Jesus regarding the wine running out. This reminds us how she does exactly the same in our lives. She carries our prayers, desires, and petitions to Jesus always. She guides us and leads us to Him, knowing that He will give us what we need.
Mary knows and loves her son so well and so deeply. And she wants the same for us. She wants us to know and love Jesus like she does. She teaches us how to listen to Him and say “yes” to whatever He asks of us.
May we all follow the example of Mary and walk with her to Jesus and may we each heed her words to “do whatever he tells you.”
Faith and The Good Stuff 