Mary brought forth the Divine Word first in hidden obscurity; He entered the world in a Bethlehem cave, revealed only to shepherds in fields nearby at first. But, amazingly, God was at the same time drawing wise men from the east to the hidden cave, revealing to them something Mary could and would not have spoken.
At the wedding of Cana, however, Mary brought Him forth publicly, giving birth to His public ministry. Knowing Who He was, she brought forth His Divinity as she had His humanity, by yielding to the Holy Spirit, Who revealed to her the time and season. Jesus, recognizing in her the spirit of obedience to God, honored her plea.
Her first "yes" to God brought forth her Son; her second yielding to the Spirit released Him for the purpose and plan of God for the world. She who had been given a great gift allowed that Gift to be given to the world. He from that time on would no longer be "hers," but ours.
In us, too, the Word of God takes flesh, not only for our own comfort and salvation, but for the world in which we live. We must allow the Spirit to form in us the Christ, and we must also listen for the Spirit's directive to release Him for those who "have no wine."
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What a lesson we mothers could all learn about releasing our children to fulfill their God-given missions. Perhaps if we were immaculately conceived, as was Mary, we'd be better at discerning when this release should take place.
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