THE DIALOGUE OF THE HEARTS … WHERE LOVE IS

Have you ever noticed or watched two young lovers, just holding hands, sitting at the park, without uttering a single word … for long minutes on end? Their mouths are shut; not uttering a single word, the lips don’t move; but a silent dialogue is going on … their hearts are in dialogue, because both hearts are on the same frequency. When hearts are synchronized, the message is clearer and louder than when it is spoken. This is just what happened in that famous Wedding Feast in Cana of Galilee, between Mary and her Son, Jesus.
Well, you are right, Mary did say something, but she simply expressed her concern about the fact that she must have noticed, there was not enough wine to go round. She did not actually ask her Son to perform a miracle; she must have been very prudent in dealing with her boy, when it came to Divine Powers. As we read in the Gospel: ‘She kept everything in her heart.’ A request had not been made, so Christ was not refusing anything His mother asked for or wished for. But, the loving hearts had a silent dialogue. We do not know what passed between their hearts, but we do know the result, because Mary told the wine servants those four, now famous words: “Do as He says.” This was the result of the silent dialogue of the hearts.

Let’s move out of the reception hall, now that we have sipped that marvellous wine which no man has ever produced, and can never produce, and reflect on this event. Many of the Church Fathers believe that the miracle at Cana is linked with the Sacrifice of Golgotha. In one we have water and wine, and in the other we have water and blood. In both instances Mary was present. At Cana, Mary was a powerful intercessor for the bride and groom, and for both families concerned. But what’s worth remarking is the fact that nobody informed or asked Mary to intercede, and this has a profound meaning. So Mary is still watching over us and interceding for us before we do feel the need, and before even ask her. What a mother we have in Mary!
And on Calvary, Christ gave us officially His mother, as our loving mother. Just think of it, that before she was declared as our mother, she used to help and intercede for us. And now that she is declared with the official stamp, from on high, by the Most High as the mother of humanity … what is expected of her! Though we cannot not compare and mention the contrast on both occasions; at Cana there was joy all round, there was a festive atmosphere. On Calvary there was sadness, sorrow and anguish, and Mary gave birth in that dark atmosphere, in pain, to all humanity.

In Cana of Galilee we find a celebration, a feast of love. The bride and the groom gave their all, to each other. The two families must have rejoiced at this celebration of love. So there must have been an atmosphere of love and joy, throughout the seven day celebration of this Jewish couple.

On Calvary we find hatred, swearing and anger against the crucified Christ, whilst He in turn was performing an act of love towards his persecutors, towards the Jewish nation, towards all humanity. We have a climax of love by the promised Messiah, He gave all, His own life, for all. His persecutors, including the Scribes, the Pharisees, the priests, the Sadducees, the leaders of the Synagogue and the rest have vented their anger and created an atmosphere of guilt … as History has recorded.

One last remark; it is worth noting that Christ started off His Public Ministry, unofficially, in a Wedding Feast, due to the silent message passed on through His Mother. What a happy couple that must have been to have in their presence the living Son of God, Who even provided special wine for the occasion, and must certainly have left His blessing on the new family.