Reflection for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

        Mary’s emphatic statement at the wedding feast of Cana — “They have no wine”— is a prayer. That prayer was answered in a way that was likely far beyond her expectations — some 150 gallons of choice wine!  Mary simply brought her concern to Jesus, without specifying how or when he should respond.

 

        When we make a prayer of petition, we often mention how we would like our prayer answered.  Maybe we should more often imitate Mary’s Cana-style of praying.  Instead of telling God how and when we would like our request answered, we just need to express what’s on our mind, and trust that Jesus has a better answer than we do.

 

         If a little child has an earache, the child does not designate the cure, but just cries out to his or her mother.  Mother will know what’s best to do.  If we have that same deep trust in God, we can express our hurts, fears, or any of our concerns, and feel assured our loving God will know what is best to do.  Ask Jesus to guide your life.  Mary put faith in her son;  she knew how Jesus would respond to her request.  Do we have the same depth of faith and confidence?