John 3:7b-15
Jesus said, 'Do not be astonished that I said to you,
"You must be born from above." The wind blows where it chooses, and
you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it
goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.' Nicodemus said to him,
'How can these things be?' Jesus answered him, 'Are you a teacher of Israel,
and yet you do not understand these things? 'Very truly, I tell you, we speak
of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our
testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how
can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into
heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as
Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted
up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.'"
Reflection
Do I realize my habits, my preferences and my inclinations
inhabit me from recognizing the authority of Jesus?
Can I pray for the freedom I need to be touched by Jesus’
word, to awaken to his imagination, to want for myself the freedom that he
desires for me?