Reading 1 1 Jn 5:14-21
Beloved:
We have this confidence in God,
that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask,
we know that what we have asked him for is ours.
If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly,
he should pray to God and he will give him life.
This is only for those whose sin is not deadly.
There is such a thing as deadly sin,
about which I do not say that you should pray.
All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly.
We know that no one begotten by God sins;
but the one begotten by God he protects,
and the Evil One cannot touch him.
We know that we belong to God,
and the whole world is under the power of the Evil One.
We also know that the Son of God has come
and has given us discernment to know the one who is true.
And we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ.
He is the true God and eternal life.
Children, be on your guard against idols.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 And 6a And 9b
R. (see 4a) The Lord takes delight in his people.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Sing to the LORD a new song
of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
R. The Lord takes delight in his people.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Let them praise his name in the festive dance,
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the LORD loves his people,
and he adorns the lowly with victory.
R. The Lord takes delight in his people.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.
R. The Lord takes delight in his people.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel Jn 2:1-11
There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee,
and the mother of Jesus was there.
Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
When the wine ran short,
the mother of Jesus said to him,
"They have no wine."
And Jesus said to her,
"Woman, how does your concern affect me?
My hour has not yet come."
His mother said to the servers,
"Do whatever he tells you."
Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,
each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus told them,
"Fill the jars with water."
So they filled them to the brim.
Then he told them,
"raw some out now and take it to the headwaiter."
So they took it.
And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine,
without knowing where it came from
(although the servers who had drawn the water knew),
the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,
"veryone serves good wine first,
and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;
but you have kept the good wine until now."
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee
and so revealed his glory,
and his disciples began to believe in him.
Meditation: John 2:1-12
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“Do whatever he tells you.” (John 2:5)
Isn’t that interesting? When it seemed that Jesus had rebuffed her request to help a young couple at their wedding reception, Mary didn’t insist that Jesus obey her. As his mother, she probably felt that she had enough influence to make such a request of him. But instead of pressing her case, she humbly stepped back and trusted that Jesus would make the right decision for everyone involved. She trusted her son enough, in fact, to tell the servants to do whatever he said. She knew he wouldn’t let her down.
Put today’s incident next to the time when Mary and Joseph lost Jesus in the Temple. Think, too, about the time in Capernaum when she heard him talking about who his “real” family was (Luke 2:41-52; Mark 3:31-35). In all three instances, Jesus responded with a question of his own—one that could have sounded disrespectful: “Woman, how does your concern affect me?” “Why were you looking for me?” “Who are my mother and my brothers?” In each instance, Mary didn’t shoot back with sharp words of her own. Instead, she pondered these things in her heart.
As a result, Mary did not go away disappointed. At the wedding feast, she saw Jesus bless the couple—and reveal something even more powerful about himself. At the Temple, she sensed that Jesus must have had something very important to say to the elders, or he wouldn’t have left his parents. And at the house in Capernaum, Mary saw how Jesus was calling people to be one body, a church that functioned like a close-knit family.
So let’s take Mary’s approach. Let’s not be shy in telling God what we want or need. Let’s be bold and confident when we talk to him in prayer. And if we don’t see an answer—or if we don’t like the answer that we get—let’s step back and reflect on what the Lord is doing and ask for the gift of understanding. We can be confident that, if nothing else, Jesus will give us a broader and deeper vision so that we can trust him and believe in him more fully. Let’s wait to see what Jesus shows us.
“Lord, I surrender to you. I will wait on you.”
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