Commentary
The
Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary
Most
often, we reflect on this Gospel passage of the wedding at Cana
looking at Mary, or the disciples, or the couple, particularly at
wedding Masses, or Jesus as he performs his first sign here in John's
Gospel.
Today,
on this 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, let's look at the
waiters.
The
waiters simply do their job: doing what the guests ask, filling up
water jars, taking water to the headwaiter. They do their ordinary
tasks.
The
key is that they do these ordinary tasks in Jesus' presence and at
his command.
And
the result is extraordinary. Gallons and gallons of good wine. The
waiters, Mary, and Jesus save the day.
The
waiters are firsthand witnesses of Jesus' very first sign.
Jesus
is likewise present in our daily and so often ordinary lives. His
presence makes our lives extraordinary. Thus, every ordinary thing
we carry out can be extraordinary if we do them at his command, and
with him at our side.
And
may our eyes be open to see the extraordinary things Jesus is doing
in our lives.
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