They Have No Wine

“Do whatever He tells you.” John 2:5

There is so much to ponder about the story of the wedding at Cana in the Gospel of John, chapter 2. I am sure Jesus’ mother kept these things in her heart as she usually did, to meditate on, to ask God about, to savor for the time her Son would be taken from her side too soon. It’s funny that when she said to Jesus, “They have no wine,” Jesus had a ready answer: “Dear woman, what is that to you and to Me?” His answer reminds me of the many times my son has given excuses when I have asked him to do something. Did that bother Mary? 

She calmly instructed the servants: “Do whatever He tells you.” She knows wine is necessary for a wedding banquet, and after pondering many amazing things in her heart, she knew with a mother’s intuition, it was time for Jesus to reveal Himself. Pope Francis said in one of his General Audiences that, “By transforming into wine the water of the jars used for the Jewish rites of purification (Jn 2:6), Jesus performs an eloquent sign: He transforms the Law of Moses into the Gospel, bearer of joy.” 

“Do whatever He tells you,” are Mary’s last words written down as her legacy to us in the Gospels. Today, we need to do exactly that. If we follow Jesus, we will be able to taste the best wine, the new wine of our Covenant with Him. I like what Pope Francis said, “We are all invited to the wedding feast, because the new wine, will never run short!”