Last Sunday's Gospel reading (John 2:1-11) is loaded with a ton of good stuff. I could write many blogs on just this one passage. But there is one sentence that struck me and impacted me. That one sentence is the words of Mary, "Do whatever he tells you."
There is so much wisdom from this one sentence. First of all, we have the call of Mary. We, as Catholics, believe that Mary plays an important role in our salvation. Do we worship her? No. We seek her intercession. She goes to Jesus on our behalf to tell Him that there is "no more wine"; to share with him the dryness--the lack of faith--in our own lives. Then Mary comes back to us and tells us to "do whatever he tells you." Mary's response to the servers at the wedding is the same response she has to us when we seek her intercession. Mary asks us to do whatever Jesus tells us to do. Then we think about what happens after the servants do after Jesus tells them what to do. They fill up the the jars with water and bring them to the head waiter. In doing what Jesus tells them to do, a miracle happens.
Miracles happen when we do what Jesus tells us to do. They may not necessarily be "water into wine" miracles, but they do happen. Thinking on my life this is certainly true. In doing what Jesus wants me to do I am able to provide for my family. In doing what Jesus wants me to do I am able to enter into a deeper relationship with my wife. In doing what Jesus wants me to do, I am happier.
It is so hard to let go. It is hard to let go of what we want. We need to pray that what we want will be what Jesus wants for us. It is then that we will see miracles in our lives.