Each mystery of the Rosary is a set of ten Hail Mary's. One of them in particular--the Luminous Mystery--is the Wedding at Cana. This was the first sign of Jesus where he turned water into wine and "revealed his glory."
In this passage in the Gospel of John, Chapter 2, Mary, the Mother of Jesus, turned to him and told him they ran out of wine. This would have been a big deal at this wedding.
Jesus told Mary it wasn't his time yet, but, confidently, she turned to the servers and told them, "Do whatever he tells you."
We know the end of the story. Jesus told them to fill the stone jars with water and take the contents to the headwaiter, who was shocked that they contained good wine. Jesus had, in fact, turned the water into wine.
For me, in reflecting on this, I couldn't overlook Mary's role. The consequence of her deep connection with her son, and his love for her, should teach us that Mary can be a great help to us in our own time of need.
Dismissing Mary (as some faith traditions do) is a big mistake. Consider her closeness to Jesus and her motherly love and compassion for each of us.
Mary enlisted the help of her son to provide for the wedding couple. She will (and does) that for us as well. We may not need water turned into wine, but we sure need her help in other ways.
Why wouldn't we turn to the aid of our beautiful Mother in our own time of need?
Through the power of God, ordinary things can be miraculously changed at the mere request of Mary.
Take a moment to think about that.
Janet Cassidy
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