In the beginning, was chaos
God spoke and order came
Not just order, but wonder and beauty
the heavens and the earth in all their splendor
the flora and the fauna
and human creatures too
and God breathed
filling us with the breath of life
that wondrous gift of presence
and we have been breathing ever
since
we need to breathe in
deeply
not just the air that fills our
lungs
but the Love that fills our souls
as we walk through each day we
need to breathe
left foot, right foot, left foot,
breathe
Sometimes it is hard to breathe
so much takes our breath away
hatred, anger, greed, bigotry, all hit us like a punch in
the stomach
people dying, people wanting people to die
this world assails us
and we are left gasping for breathe
Ah Sacred One, remind us to breathe
remind us to slow down our hearts, souls and minds
and breathe
let us watch the smile of a young child
taste the joy, and
breathe deeply
listen to a tired cry
and breathe deeply
watch as flakes drift lazily in the morning sky
each unique and perfect
and breathe deeply
feel all the emotions that roll through our souls
the anger and fear, the love and the peace
and breathe deeply
let us go into the depths, down to the center of who we are,
to awaken, to touch, that place inside us where the Sacred
lies waiting
the infinite in the finite
and breathe deeply
we are the children of the sacred
we have an umbilical connection to the Source of all
life and creativity and love
let us draw life forth
and sing new worlds into creation
and breathe
deeply
for the answer to the world’s ills is there inside us
that is where Sacred Advents still
we should not bother to look outside our own soul for the
answers we seek
there is no leader out there
no teacher, no guide
no lover
who can reignite us
only the wind
only the breath of the Spirit blowing through our soul
only the fire of divine love, roaring
can bring us back to life
new creations
the answer lies within
in the cry of our heart
for
God
so breathe
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