With every breath,
I thank you,
Lord.
For this life I get to live.
For all of the blessings you have given me.
For every situation you've brought me out of.
For all of the reminders of who you are.
And have always been.
With every breath.
I thank you,
Lord,
For loving me so.
Inhale.
And exhale.
As life moves fast around us,
We are reminded to slow down.
Whether it be the gentle breeze brushing across our faces that bring in the sweet smell of honeysuckle on a walk in nature.
Whether it be a glimpse of our child watching us closely as we rush from one task to the next.
Whether it be reading a scripture for the 100th time and noticing something new that hasn't stood out before.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Thank you,
Lord,
For the reminder.
For the reminder to be.
For the reminders to notice what shows up when we allow ourselves to get still.
We move slowly to notice your presence,
Lord.
That's always there.
That dwells within each of us.
Maybe if we weren't so wrapped up in the next step,
We could see the beauty in the right now.
Help us to remember to do that.
Less doing,
More being.
Less talking.
More listening.
Slow down.
Breathe easy.
And just take it all in.
Ease.
Because nothing good comes from running yourself into the ground.
Because life shouldn't be forced.
Because when things align and you realize that God's hand is on your life,
You are able to exhale.
And find ease in even the toughest places.
In hell.
Exhale.
Each day,
Let's learn how to move with life.
An endless journey of reminders that everything is temporary.
So be fluid and go with the flow.
Giving ourselves permission to trust each passing moment,
And finding the abundance of joy in the right now.
Shifting our mindset from achieving some set goal or milestone to be fulfilled to instead finding absolute fulfillment in the current location.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Breathing in,
I know that I am breathing in.
Breathing out.
I know that I am breathing out.
And it's because of you,
Lord.
It's your breath.
In my lungs.
With every breath.
I thank you.
