Reflection: John 2:5

“Do whatever he tells you.” - John 2:5

The story of the wedding at Cana always makes me smile. Along the same time as it is the beginning of Jesus' ministry, it shows a familiar exchange of words between a mother and her Son.

"Anak," mother said almost whispering as if there was a secret that could not be told because it was necessary for the bridegroom to save face, "wala na silang alak."

And Jesus of course, knowing full well it was not yet His time, continued the argument as any child being asked by his mother for something unusual and strange, "Mama, ano naman kinalaman niyan sa akin?"

As all mothers do, she ignored His comment and pushed forward with what she knew by experience, was something that Jesus could so easily do. Looking to the waiters, she tells them matter-of-factly, “Do whatever he tells you.”

Times have not changed and Mother's disposition and resolve has little changed too. She still comes to us to ask us in ways we would understand in our own lives, “Do whatever he tells you.”

That is what is so beautiful about Mother, that with five simple words, she conveys the love she has for us and the longing to bring us closer to the Son she cares so much for, “Do whatever he tells you.”

That is what is so enduring about Mary, that in all her words recorded in the Bible, it is her faith that stands out the most. Whether it is saying yes to an angel, standing at the foot of the cross or giving instructions at a wedding, she models the faith we all should have, “Do whatever he tells you.”

Many of us thirst for ways to know Jesus and there are just as many ways to get to know Him. But Mary comes to us with a point of view that is unique among everyone who has ever known Him. So in five simple words, she lays the foundation for us to be brought closer to our Lord, to our God, to her Son;

“Do whatever he tells you.”