A Powerful Intercessor!

A Powerful Intercessor

“The mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’  Jesus said, ‘Woman, why turn to me?  My hour has not come yet.’  His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.”  (John 2: 4)

How much I love this scripture!  Son and mother found themselves together in the same wedding party.  And we see Mary display here all the graces that made her so beloved of people through out the centuries.  She was watchful and observant of what was happening around her.  She watched as the servants drew the wine to serve.  She observed the guests enjoy the food and the wine.  Then the wine ran out.  The servants looked at one another with embarrassment and looked for the master of ceremony.  At this point, Mary quietly intervened.  She approached Jesus who was surrounded by his friends.

How did Mary know what to do?  Had she observed Jesus perform a miracle in their home?  How did she come by this extraordinary confidence to believe that her Son will do her bidding?  Mary was inspired by the Holy Spirit to provoke the first miracle of Jesus.

There are many lessons here for us.  The most important is that this miracle at Cana was not only another epiphany for Jesus but also a revelation of God’s plan for Mary in the history of salvation.  A powerful intercessor!  More powerful than Moses because she enjoys the prerogatives of a mother.