Direction
Wow, all of a sudden, I realized that it is already March, and I haven't even started to work on my monthly "From the Deacons Bench" blog post. Even now as I am trying to put this together, I am distracted by other things happening all at the same time. I am feeling pulled in many directions at once. Now, please don't get me wrong, I am NOT comparing my life with the life of Jesus or me to Jesus, but all of what is now happening in my life DOES help me to better understand the "Human" life of Jesus. Jesus was at times pulled in different directions, by others around Him, and struggled with keeping a sense of balance. One prime example of this are the events that happened at the wedding banquet in Cana. Jesus was not yet ready to publicly show his miraculous powers. Yet his mother prevails upon him to help save the reputation of the bridegroom because the wine was running out and the banquet was far from being over. Mary knew that her son would "