Dear pilgrims of hope,
can we accept God’s plan for our journey?
When we encounter a problem, what is our first reaction? Do we jump into action or do we shut down in fear? Do we expect others to sort out our problems or do we hide away from them? Do we make rash decisions or do we slow down?
“They have no wine.” A simple statement that reveals so much. When Mary encountered a problem at the wedding of Cana, she did not panic or try to sort it out herself. Instead she went straight to the one person we should always turn to as well.
“They have no wine.” She didn’t need to explain what had happened, she didn’t blame anyone for what had gone wrong, she didn’t make any suggestions how to solve the problem. Instead she just told Jesus what the problem was.
Can we trust God that He will help us when we are in trouble? When Jesus tells us to fill the water jars, do we need an explanation first or do we go and fill them? Can we trust that we will get something even better than what we had planned even if the hour is late?
Dear pilgrims of hope, that is what hope is about. Trusting in God even if we cannot see what will happen and how it will happen. We just need to go and fill the water jars. But that is what we need to do. God will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. But we must do what we can.
