Acts 15:7-12 / John 15:9-11
Human beings are adventurous.
We like to be on the move to make discoveries.
So we go to new places to see the sights, to taste the food, to wonder at the cultures and practices of other peoples.
But no matter how far we may go, and no matter how excited we may be by our experiences, there is usually one eventuality.
And that is we will usually return home.
We will usually return to our roots and to where we belong.
In the gospel, Jesus said to His disciples:
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love.
But because of our adventurous and curious tendency, we may get tired of the usual faith practices and teachings.
So we may tend to look around for new ideas and other interesting ways to discover the spiritual and the supernatural.
But there is also the possibility that we might end up like a kite without being grounded by the string.
But more importantly, let us remain in the love of Jesus with the prayer forms of the Church.
In remaining in the love of Jesus, we will be able to find the joy of being with the one true God.