Forming Good Stewards

Marriage at Cana by Mattia Preti circa 1660

“Do whatever He tells you!” John 2:1-11

The Bible records four times when Mary speaks:

1. At the Annunciation she concludes by saying, “May it be done unto me according to your word.” Luke 1:34, 38.



2. When she visits Elizabeth, she proclaims the Magnificat. Luke 1:46-55



3. Then Mary scolds Jesus for staying behind in Jerusalem. Luke 2:48



4. Mary’s last words in the Bible are at the wedding feast at Cana. She says to Jesus, “They have no more wine”; then to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you!” John 2:3, 5.

Mary is a woman of few words, [a total of 175 words recorded in the Bible]. But what powerful words they are!

From “May it be done unto me according to your word,” to “Do whatever He tells you!” she gives us a model of faith, courage and openness to the will of God. She challenges us to listen to Jesus in prayer and to do whatever He tells us, to become all that God created us to be.

What is such a “woman of a few words” telling us to today? Probably: “Do whatever He tells you!”