Saturday, July 23, 2016

Dear God,

When we think on you, we breathe in the air of delight.  We fill ourselves with the air of your spirit.  We breathe out the air of hope, joy, and peace.

Some may not think the air we breathe is spiritual or sacred.  Simply because we all breathe air in order to live may be reason for some to discount the gift of your living spirit.  However, what is air but life?  Why not sacred, divine?  Why not let the air we breathe come into our whole being as the living breath of God?

What is more extraordinary than breathing in life-giving oxygen?  It is free to all of us equally.  If extraordinary, then it must be a free gift of God. 

If we begin our day by simply breathing in your spirit, how much life, peace, and joy could we have? If we allow that air to fill us, then how could our lives change if we intentionally pause and focus on the air we breathe?  If we breathe in the light of your spirit, then we can imagine breathing out the darkness after we breathe in the light.  Such a simple gesture could turn us around, lift us up, and lead us out of our dark places.

Breathe on us,
breath of God.
Breathe in life;
take away
all that
is dead within.
Breathe in love
so we
can radiate
your light
and love
to others.
Breathe on us,
breath of God.

Love always, Andrea