Mary and her relationship with Jesus

 

Praise be Jesus and Mary

Mary and her relationship with Jesus

One of the things we can learn from Mother Mary is her relationship with Jesus and her relationship with the people around her. In the scriptures, it is explained to us how Mary's relationship with Jesus was, especially in the moment of the feast at Cana. There, we know how the role of Mary is not only brave but also heroic. He knew that if the master of the banquet were to experience a shortage of wine, it would certainly bring shame to them; apart from being ashamed, they would also lose their reputation as the master of the banquet. As a result of this, of course, their relationships and those of others will be disrupted. Reflecting on the consequences that would be borne by the owner of the party, Maria knew that it was not yet time for Jesus to start His work, but because of her intimate relationship with Jesus, she did not hesitate to ask Jesus for help in solving the problems that were happening at the time. Her intimate relationship with Jesus made Mary neither ashamed nor afraid of what she was doing, she knew who Jesus was for her and who she was for Jesus. All of this happened because he had an intimate relationship with Jesus. And we can find Mary's relationship with the people around her in her visit to Saint Elisabeth. In addition to her relationship with Jesus, she also wants to actualize it by relating to other people. Because of the happiness she gets from his relationship with Jesus, she wants to share that happiness by relating to others. Mary knew that her relationship with Jesus would certainly make her happy, and she wanted that happiness not only to be experienced by herself but to be felt by others as well, so she had relationships with other people.

As novice, we can certainly learn from Mary about her relationship with Jesus. As we know, during the novice period, we are given a lot of time to have a dialogue or pray to God. And it is from this prayer that we slowly build our relationship with Jesus. Good relationships allow us to have the strength in all situations. In this case, we can see in Mother Mary, both in times of happiness and sorrow, especially in the story of the Way of the Cross, that she is always strong and able to survive in situations of suffering, all of this because she knows how her relationship with Jesus is. His intimate relationship with Jesus made him endure everything.

A good relationship is one that doesn't depend on mood, feeling, or something we get from that relationship, but more than that, a good relationship is one that doesn't care about it all.

            Mary had a good relationship with Jesus because she knew who he was. We will also have a good relationship if we know who that person is. That’s way, we will know that person better and deeper. And as we know, when we have a relationship with Jesus, especially if it's an intimate one, we will also gain strength and happiness. And we should all be the same as Mother Mary, who obtained happiness after having a relationship with Jesus, so we are also invited to share that happiness with those around us.

Therefore, on this moment, we are all invited to once again learn from Mary how she builds relationships with Jesus and others.