Jesus the Only Mediator between God and Man.

What happened in Cana was the first miracle Jesus did. Mary told Jesus that there was no more wine. Jesus responded that His time is not yet come; nevertheless, Jesus changed the water to wine. That was for me the most important part of the story but every person is unique so some people look at other things, an example would be Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her action was interpreted by others as being a mediator to her son. To them her action proved that she can mediate for people who want something from Jesus. I find it odd, since it was the only time that Mary asked something from Jesus to do.  Basing on that single action, would it mean she can ask anything from Jesus, and as “a son,” is he obligated to do what his mother asks?

This action of hers caused Roman Catholics to vindicate her as a mediator but in the Bible we can read in 1 Tim. 2:5 that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man. Nowhere in the Bible can we find Mary as mediator. Now highly regarded for them as mediator, this caused Catholic people to pray for her as someone who is a helper, always be there to help those in need. Instead of praying to Jesus because He is God, they pray to Mary who will ask Jesus to give them what they want. The veneration and honor she received has affected many lives of the Filipinos. One example we can see is that Mary is greatly recognized as “Blessed Virgin Mary” even though she had many children. It was the only time that she was a virgin when he gave birth to Jesus after that; there was union between her and Joseph. Praying to God alone was diverted to praying to Mary and other saints. They have this idea of talking to them and they would bring their appeal to God. By having the idea of Mary and the saints taking the prayers of the people to God would mean that there is a big possibility that God would answer their prayers, a belief that was greatly spread by Roman Catholic leaders in order to defend their faith and traditions.

For me, the most important thing we could find for Mary is an example of being a virgin right before she became married. This was one thing that this generation is lacking. It’s no longer an issue today whether one is a virgin or not. Today, women are proud to say she’s not a virgin rather than being virgin. Not all women are like this, but this is true to many. Even Christian women are like that. It is sad to hear this issue, we should probably teach our daughters the importance of purity in life, as a person who in anything we do can glorify God alone.