Waiting for Jesus

"My hour has not yet come."

Jn 2-1:11

Mary didn't approach Jesus in anticipation of a probable need. She brought her request to him in the midst of the bride and bridegroom's lack: "They have no more wine."

Yet Jesus hesitates. He does not act immediately, or even reassure Mary that he will act.

Does Mary's trust in Jesus begin to falter? No. Does she ask him again, fearful she has not adequately conveyed the urgency of her request? No. Does she attempt to solve the problem herself? No.

Mary is the ultimate example to us of what it means to wait upon the Lord. He always hears us, and he will always act in our best interest, at the best possible time and in the best possible way.

It can seem so easy to take our problems into our own hands, thinking we have no other choice. IVF, theft, behavior intended to "teach them a lesson:" these are all temptations of the devil, who wants us to be taken over by a false sense of urgency. The devil wants nothing more than to see us take matters into our own hands, not believing that Jesus will provide for us in our every need and desire.

Jesus will always take care of us. Sometimes he may seem to delay, but the perseverance and trust that waiting on him engenders is but another gift to us. Jesus will never walk away and forget us, leaving us to fend for ourselves. Sometimes he acts at an unexpected hour or in an unexpected way, but he will always come through for us. Do we trust he knows our needs even better than we do? Do we have the patience to sit at Mary's side?

Jesus, I trust in you!