Getting Involved

It isn't always obvious that we should get involved.

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days. - John 2:1-12

Jesus didn't see the need to get involved in the concerns of the bridegroom until it affected his mother.

She was the one with compassion.  She drew him in.

Perhaps the bride was a relative or the daughter of a close friend.  There had to be some connection to Mary and Jesus for his disciples to be there.

So, Jesus should have felt compassion as well.  And maybe he did, but he felt it wasn't time yet.

We have all been there in some way, haven't we?  Someone wants to draw us into a problem but we don't feel it is our concern, or we don't feel ready to tackle it.

There is a commitment to getting involved.  We let the world know we are willing to help and that opens us up to being taken advantage of.

Jesus could not go anywhere without a crowd following him, looking for help and healing.

Maybe he knew that would happen and he wasn't ready, but the need was there and his mom knew he could help.

Sometimes, we get involved because someone else needs us to  It is not our choice or our preferred time, but we are called into it.

Maybe that is the message for us here.

When the time comes, we need to be ready to act, whether it is our choice or not.

And then, we become committed.

More to come...