Since wedding festivities typically went on for several days, great embarrassment was on horizon. Mary quietly advised her Son of predicament. Knowing profound import of her next words, she issued a simple directive to servants to "...do whatever he tells you" (Jn 2:5). Moments later, heaven touched earth.

From moment she spoke, Mary knew that Jesus would no longer be able to blend quietly into village life. She started her Son on his mission with no idea what that mission entailed. She knew not of master plan God had crafted from dawn of time - coming rejection, suffering and death that would be price of salvation. She was unaware of depths of divine mercy. She only knew that God was in charge and it was not important that she understand, only that she trust.

We never hear from Mary again in Scripture. Throughout years of her Son’s earthly ministry, none of her words are recorded. Accounts of his passion and death noted only her presence, but no consoling prayer, anguished cry or stinging rebuke directed at his persecutors. Descriptions of Jesus’s miraculous Resurrection offered no mention of his mother’s reaction. Even narrative of his Ascension included no reference to a parting dialogue or simple goodbye between mother and Son.

Some might think Mary was slighted by inspired authors of Sacred Scripture. Others might feel that she was rightly overshadowed by her divine Son. Still others contend that her scriptural silence, in itself, possessed vast theological implications.

Perhaps another insight merits consideration. Maybe Blessed Mother said all that needed to be said. While her command to servants saved her wedding host much embarrassment, it was only a means to an end. Her directive was infused with a transcendence far beyond Cana. As any good mother would do, Mary offered all her children loving, yet firm, parental guidance. Quite simply, her last recorded words made clear way to salvation.

Sharing and giving are not same thing. With sharing, you have not lost anything because whatever you share is still a part of you, as we are still a part of God. Sharing occurs strictly on a spiritual level and does not revolve around physical things, but physical effects may be apparent from sharing. When you give something, there is a sense that you have lost something and somebody else has gained something. This is not a spiritual action and therefore will not bring same blessings as sharing.

one way in which we can have true blessings in our lives." ALIGN=RIGHT HSPACE=10 VSPACE=10 GALLERYIMG="no" CLASS="iborder1">For example, when Jesus fed thousands, on several occasions, he could have given crowd fishes and bread, but then they would have only what was given them, and all there was to give is whatever is already physically here. The crowd would have received just a few fishes and a few loaves. Instead, Jesus saw past physical and Shared his desire that crowd be fed, and fish and loaves were multiplied as a result of his desire to share. When all was done, everyone had eaten and there was more left over than they had started with.

Since most of us consider money and possessions to be at heart of most needs, let's follow through by taking a look at difference between giving something or sharing something...

When you give a donation, you might be aware that you have less than before. You might be aware of tax benefits. You might believe that God requires something of you...that somehow God is lacking in ability to take care of something himself. You might be aware of a sense of sacrifice. You might be aware that your donation is required...or else.

When you share a donation, you are aware that everything you have is from God and is therefore everyone's to begin with, so it never leaves you because you never considered it just yours to begin with. You are aware that donation will help somebody with a perceived lack, to maintain themselves a bit longer, while always knowing you were not required in any way to provide help since God is not without means to provide in any way he desires. You are not aware of any loss or sense of sacrifice. What was never only yours will not be missed nor required back. You are aware that what you share will come back to you in some way, because that is how sharing works, but sharing cannot occur if motivation is just to get back.

The physical world is just an effect of actions that occur in spiritual world. There is no lack in Gods Kingdom, but there is lack perceived here. Learning to be open to and share spiritual in this world, opens doors for this world to change and be blessed. God is not waiting for us to deserve blessing or be worthy of healing. He has already given all of that to us. He is just waiting for us to accept what is already there. We have only to allow these blessings to occur and they will.

Have I implied that we are purposely not allowing ourselves to be blessed? Yes I have and it's true. God is not holding anything back and so if there is a need you have in your life, no matter how large or how small, it's because you have not allowed God to take control of some part of your life. God's not waiting for you to deserve blessing, nor is there a devil who has power to hold back what God would give to you. These concepts only keep you from uncovering truth that you are only source of all problems in your life. Nobody else and nothing else is problem, and as long as you look anywhere but inside for answer, you will not find answer, because it is simply not there.