To be fully HUMAN — A Daily Reflection

 

 

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee . Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.  When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, "They have no more wine."

"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."

His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

 

Tradition says that Joseph was dead by the time this wedding took place.  If that’s true, then it follows that Mary would look to her oldest son to handle any problems that might arise.  We’re not told one way or another, but I tend to believe that Mary was not asking Jesus to perform a miracle.  Rather, she was asking Him to help with a problem that had arisen in whatever way He could.  When Jesus turned the water into wine, I imagine she was as amazed as everyone around her.

 

So what does this have to do with you and me?  Everything.  If you’re normal, you probably want to give God a list of instructions on how to handle the problems in your life, absolutely convinced that you’ve come up with the very best of solutions.  So you pray, and give God your detailed game plan, fully expecting Him to pay close attention and take notes.  Then you keep repeating the instructions daily, just in case He didn’t take notes the first time.  After a time, God answers your prayer - in a totally different way than you expected.  And, always, His way is a lot better than your pre-conceived notion of how it should have been done. 

 

Now, here’s the kicker…. do you accept God’s solution to your problem?  Or do you even recognize God’s solution for what it is?  Do you ignore the fact that the problem has been solved and keep hounding Him with your list of instructions?  Or do you accept the miracle He has performed in your favor with joy and deepest gratitude, glorifying His name for His wisdom and mercy?

 

Think about it.