Sunday, March 01, 2026
The terminology of being "born again" is found in John 3:
3Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” 4Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” 5Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. 6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ 8The 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.” 9
It's intriguing to me how Jesus describes this experience: That it being inhabited by the Holy Spirit. And also what it allows: to see the kingdom of God.
In other words, we can choose to feel the wind of the Holy Spirit, to acknowledge that we are humble before God, and that lets us truly see the world. To put it another way, we don't see fully what is around us until we stop pretending that we know and understand everything. Age has let me see the wisdom of this; I've learned that if I want to understand something, I have to begin with mystery, not certainty.
