Do whatever He tells you

 Think back to all the weddings you have ever attended and I’m sure more than one stands out because something unusual happened at the Church or the reception.

 At a wedding, things can go wrong?  The cute and adorable ring bearer, refuses to come down the aisle, and just stands at the back of the church.  At the reception, the bride accidentally throws the bouquet of flowers into the ceiling fan.

 Then there’s the toast by the best man, who begins with, “I really haven’t prepared anything to say and I don’t like speaking in front of people” and twenty minutes later is still talking.

 Then there was a wedding where the grandmother of the bride became very sick and couldn’t attend the ceremony, but asked a special favor since she couldn’t be there.

 She, said, could someone read from Scripture, 1 John 4:18 which beautifully says: “There is no fear in love; instead perfect love drives out fear.”

 Unfortunately, instead of 1 John 4:18, they quoted from John 4:18, without the 1 at the wedding: “For you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband.”

 Yes, Things can go wrong at a wedding. And at Cana something went wrong at this wedding Jesus and His Mother attended.

 They ran out of wine, and in that culture to run out of wine was considered a sign of disrespect.

 Mary is the first to notice, and says to Jesus, “They’ve run out of wine.” What follows next are two statements that can sum up this entire Gospel, that can probably sum up all of Scripture.  

 Jesus says, “My hour has not yet come.” And, Mary responds with the wisest words ever spoken. “Do whatever he tells you,” she tells the servants.

 But, God the Father, through the voice and heart of Mary, makes this the very hour. She knows through the power of the Holy Spirit; her Son has the answer. The Hour has truly arrived.

 In all things we do, we must hear our Mother’s words, “Do whatever he tells you”.

 And what He tells us is on every page of Scripture, words we must absorb and live, for He tells us, “whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. 

 Our Blessed mother’s heart went out to the poor young couple and she interceded for them, not to the servants but to Jesus. She does the same for us.

 The interesting thing is she was not discouraged by Jesus’ response, nor did she repeat her request.  She simply tells the servants to do whatever He tells you.

 Through Mary, the servants followed Jesus’ command.  Not a moment of doubt, not a protest – they simply obey. 

 Mary, our Blessed Mother needs to be in our life, bringing us to Jesus and helping us as we battle Satan on our journey.  And just as the servants obeyed, we too must promptly obey and do whatever Jesus tells us.

 There was a miracle at Cana, the water was made wine.  But, a more beautiful miracle is performed every day on our altars; a little bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, His Soul and Divinity and given to us as nourishment for our souls.

 And St. Peter says it so well, “I have tasted the sweetness of the Lord”.

 Jesus tells us “come to me all who are burdened”, and our Blessed mother tells us, “Do whatever He tells you”. “Come to me all who are hungry, are thirsty, who are weary”. Come to the table of plenty, and I will give you rest.

 God wants nothing more than for our journey on this earth to lead us to him. For some it will, for others it may not.

 Heaven depends on our true love for God, and so he tells us, “If you love me, keep my commandments”.

 In our life, like a wedding, there are so many things that can go wrong. And in our life, Mary our Mother’s heart is always ready to help, for she loves us all.

 We need to reach out to her, asking her to intercede for us, to talk to Jesus in our behalf.

 Who better to help than the one who gave birth to Love Himself? Let Her words inspire you and take them to heart. See the compassion, see the face of Mary with all her love looking at you and saying, “Do whatever he tells you.”