How perfectly appropriate of this advent day where we talk about the
wind in Isaiah, we have been issued a wind advisory in effect. With this wind
warning, comes a rip current warning and a small craft warning. The wind can
also pick up fire and cause destruction by spreading the fire. The wind does not
just affect the trees. The wind can be dangerous. However, we also know that the
wind is welcome. It is especially welcome this time of year. In Guam, the
tradewinds come and grant us a reprieve from the overbearing humidity. The wind
becomes nature's air-conditioning, and we can sit outside relatively comfortably.
The same wind that can cause so much destruction, can also bring relief and
comfort.
I think about this when I think about who I am as a person. What kind
of wind am I? Am I a destructive wind or am I a wind of comfort? Or can
sometimes the destruction lead to new growth? I noticed after all of the
devastation of Typhoon Mawar; we saw so much destruction. And some of it was
irreparable. And some of it led to new trails and new paths to old places. And
there are moments where we need to destroy things that keep us from forward
motion. Old habits become so familiar and comfortable, but they are the very
things that hold us back--we need that wind to shake things up and help us see
the world from a new perspective. We need to destroy the parts of us that no
longer serve us.
It also helps us think about how the Holy Spirit moves. And
sometimes, it has to move in a way to destroy who we were and disrupt the way we
used to think. And other times, it moves in a way to provide comfort. It is my
hope today to not only be challenged, but to find comfort.
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