When I was growing up it was difficult to say “no” to my mom. Yes, of course, there were times when I was plain rude to her; especially as a teenager, but I always ended up feeling guilty.
Even today, if she asks me to do something I have a hard time saying “no” even if her request is annoying. For example, asking me to drive all the way to St. Catharines to set-up her new Ipad because she’s intimidated by technology.
It can be so difficult to say “no” to moms, thats why dad’s often say, “Listen to your mother!”
To me it’s a mystery why our mom’s have this spell over us. Perhaps it’s because we just don’t want to let them down, since they sacrifice so much for us throughout our entire lives.
Jesus honours his mom. Shouldn’t we?
I think the same is true for Jesus.
Often the focus of the Wedding at Cana reading is Jesus turning water into wine. In one sense, that is not that interesting. If Jesus is God, then he has the ability to suspend and alter nature’s laws. At this point in the Bible that has long been established.
What I find interesting is his obedience to Mary. Remember, Jesus is God incarnate. Mary is not divine. Yet, with little hesitation, Jesus does as she says. Mary must have had some sass. When Jesus makes an excuse for not providing wine, Mary doesn’t even bother to entertain her son’s excuse. She simply assumes that Jesus will do as she says by telling the servants “Do whatever, he tells you.” Jesus then turns the water into wine.
Jesus honored his mother, Mary. This is one the reasons why I as a Catholic Christian honour her. Why would I do anything different than Jesus? Once again, if we ask ourselves the often rhetorical question: “What would Jesus do?” We should be prepared to actually “do” what Jesus does. In this case, it is to honour Mary just as Jesus honoured her.