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The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8

When my son was four he asked me how the wind blows. I'm not very science-minded, so I was at a loss. It's mysterious. Maybe this is why Jesus used the wind to explain the movement of the Spirit to Nicodemus.

I can't tell the wind where to go. I can't describe how it is generated. I can't see it. But I know I've encountered the wonder and beauty it creates. It's just waiting for me to jump in and go with the flow!

Where have you encountered the wonder and beauty of the Holy Spirit?

Lord, help me let go and feel the movement of the Spirit in my life.

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

The other day my four-year-old asked how the wind blows. Uh…

Even as someone who can take a very rudimentary stab at explaining things that occur in nature like plant life and precipitation, I was at a loss. Maybe this is why Jesus used the wind to explain the movement of the Spirit to Nicodemus. Fun fact: the greek text actually used the same word for wind & spirit.  

I wonder if the first person to fly a kite was actually trying to do that. Or were they making some other toy on a windy day and it slipped out of their hand and into the sky? Who was the first photographer to capture the beautiful moment when a bride let go of her veil on her windy wedding day and let it blow behind her?

I can't tell the wind where to go. I can't describe how it is generated. I can't see it. But I know I've seen the wonder and beauty it creates. I hope you are willing to let go and feel the movement of the Spirit in your life.