Pope John XXIII said the Church needed to be aired out. We need a new wind of love to invigorate us. Today, we can feel the gentle breeze of love on our cheeks and are eager to embrace it. Jesus said that the wind blows wherever it wants. On my walks in nature, I often envy the wind for its ability to blow wherever it wants. The wind is playful, joyful, and powerful. No one limits it, and it can change direction. Jesus introduced a genuine wind into the lives of his contemporaries. He broke into traditional practices that had become stagnant and brought in a love full of energy that would not stop until everyone was satisfied. Jesus has been physically gone for a long time, and we have once again imprisoned love in our human structures and rules. Fortunately, he left us the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
The number ten is also theologically likened to the limitless wind of love, which blows wherever it wishes and is drawn. Love cannot be bound by rules and what ‘belongs.’ It is playful. It goes where it wants to go, where it wants to work. Are you willing to embrace love’s unpredictability? Jesus says we can enter heaven only if we’re like kids. Children also love purely and innocently, without examining whether it follows a program or is allowed. They use all the power of love. Love is unpredictable. Love is in the air and settles exactly on the one who needs it. But unlike the wind, whose origin and destination remain unknown, we understand love. It comes from God and wants to live with us.
Come to the depths. Where are the stale spaces inside me that need the sound of love? How has the wind of love touched your life? Can it bring positive change for you? What specific ways has love’s wind moved within you?
A tip for you: I don’t let my love become too serious. I give it the freedom to soar. How might allowing love to be playful and free bring positive change to your life?
