This is the Air I Breathe
Ever have one of those days when it seems like you’re a hamster in its wheel – going 90 miles an hour to get all you need to get done…..DONE? But we all know that wheel is going nowhere. That’s the way we might feel, but God knows we ARE going somewhere and we’re checking all those to-does right off the list. We just need to BREATHE!
The very essence of our living……is breathing. And, NOT till it’s over and our last breath is taken, do we stop breathing. The point is with our breathing – no matter whether we’re running late to pick up our child at school or getting to an important medical appointment or a very important interview….we are living and breathing.
This blog comes from someone who sent me a FB friend request yesterday. I’m cautious about those requests because often it’s a spammer. I go to their page to see if they’re legit. This one had one reputable friend, so I accepted her request. And I’m so glad I did because of what I read on her page about breathing. It’s amazing! Here you go!
“There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH.
Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because we prefer vowels. But scholars and rabbis have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds, or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without intervening vowels, it sounds like breathing. YH (inhale): WH (exhale).
A baby’s first cry, his first breath, speaks the name of God. A deep sigh calls His name – or a groan or gasp that is too heavy for mere words. Even an atheist would speak His name unaware that their very breath is giving constant acknowledgment to God. Likewise, a person leaves this earth with their last breath when God’s name is no longer filling their lungs.
So, when I can’t utter anything else, is my cry calling out His name?
Being alive means I speak His name constantly. Is it heard the loudest when I’m the quietest?
In sadness, we breathe heavy sighs. In joy, our lungs feel almost like they will burst. In fear we hold our breath and must be told to breathe slowly to help us calm down. When we’re about to do something hard, we take a deep breath to find our courage.
When I think about it, breathing is giving God praise. Even in the hardest moments!
This is so beautiful and fills me with emotion every time I grasp the thought. God chose to give Himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment we’re alive. All of us, always, everywhere. Waking, sleeping, breathing, with the name of God on our lips.”~ Sandra Thurman Caporale
Here is my two cents worth on what I just read. Life is about breathing — inhaling and exhaling — often taking deeper, longer breaths, sometimes gasping for breath, and sometimes freely flowing — not even thinking about breathing at all. In my every moment of life, I am breathing and appreciating this moment. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:6)
This is the air I breathe. Your holy presence living in me. And I, I’m desperate for you. And I, I’m lost without you. This is the air I breathe. Your holy presence living in me.
Breathe YH-WH!