At the wedding of Cana Jesus told his mother, "My hour has not yet come." In this Sunday's Gospel (John 12:20-33) Jesus says, "Now the hour has come." In the preceding verses we are told that some Greeks asked to see Jesus. These Greeks represent the world beyond Judaism. Jesus has come to save the whole world. So it's time now for his "hour," his passion, death, and resurrection. He asks, "What shall I say, 'Father, save me from this hour?' But it is for this very reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name."
These words make me wonder what is the hour in my life, the "very reason that I have come." Why am I here?
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