LISTENING to those funny noises!
His mother said to the servers,
Taxiing the down the tarmac, the jetliner abruptly stopped and returned to the gate. After waiting for more than an hour, the plane finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant what had happened.
“Oh,” the attendant calmly replied, “the pilot was concerned about a noise he heard in the engine. It took us almost an hour before we were able to find another pilot!”
When the future seems terrifying, we would rather avoid the problem then face the difficulty. If nothing else, events in the future can present us with some real challenges, like our Gospel this weekend. The story is that of a wedding where Jesus preforms his first miracle.
At the reception they have run out of wine. What will they do? The bride and groom would be embarrassed by such a situation. Something must be done.
Facing the truth often demands change on our part. Maybe the change involves a new perspective, a different attitude, or adopting a new approach to the situation. To be a person of authentic faith means to face and seek out what God will do. Mary does not pretend to know what can be done. She does not try to do it herself. She turns to Christ and asks him to do what is best and then she trusts he will do that.
To live our faith means to confront what needs to be changed and not turn away. To live our faith entails letting go of control to determine the outcome. To live our faith demands we seek the wisdom of God to guide us. To live our faith calls for us to trust and surrender to the will of God in our lives.
This week maybe you need to listen to those “funny noises” you may have been ignoring and seek God’s help in fixing them.
Fr. Don
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Notes
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