When the wind blows in our direction

The future is in God s hands. We must learn to live one day at a time.

The headline of this article is very much typical of Eastern philosophy.
Even Oriental Christians believe it, obviously giving a Godly interpretation to the Wind.
Their way of saying “Everything in God’s time”.
The Wind refers to Jesus indeed, no Paganism/New Age involvement at all, purely cultural.

Culture influences the way we speak. It doesn’t change the meaning within the same fellowship.

I love that definition a lot, my Christian Asian wife reminds it to me everytime homesickness assails me.

I have learnt to use that expression to answer Protestants accusing Catholics of not taking the Bible to the letter. 
Orientals, Christian or not, take NOTHING to the letter.
Like Jesus, they very much speak in parables.
That works wonders between the tiny Christian community. I have never witnessed an argument between Christians of different denominations in Asia. There is only one Christian family to them. They happen to be Protestant or Catholic depending on the Western Missionaries they encountered.
Ironically, I have witnessed Pastors arguing with each-other, coincidentally Protestant… how miserable.
However, I am happy to see the Catholic Church fastest growing in Asia.
South Korea saw Catholics increasing from 1% to 6.5% in the last two years and will host the next World Youth Day in 2027.

Priesthood vocations are thriving too: most Catholic Priests in Japan, largest traditional Buddhist country in Asia, are Korean and Vietnamese, in addition to Western Missionaries, mainly Franciscans,Jesuits, Salesians. 
The St Paul s Order is very much involved in Media Evangelisation with major bookstores managed by the Daughters of St Paul. 
The Archbishop of Tokyo has been recently appointed President of Caritas Internationalis and elevated to Cardinal by the Pope.

 I feel like the Wind is blowing in our direction.

And since this post falls on Christmas Eve, allow me to wish you all the good of Advent.