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The gift of love in age is that we don鈥檛 have to imagine each other young and beautiful again 鈥� as long as we take in breathfuls of love 鈥� we are.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Recently I overheard a radio message that said in effect that with every breath you take, you inhale six molecules from every breath Beyonc茅 exhales. This conclusion comes from a guesstimation in solving a 鈥淔ermi problem鈥� Mathematics students are asked to struggle with.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 An on-line comment on this revelation said: 鈥淭he last breath I took also had six molecules of Jay Z鈥檚 breath and six molecules of Solange鈥檚 breath from a year ago. There was a mini-brawl in my lungs.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Another remarked: Methane isn鈥檛 healthy to breathe!

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 All kidding aside there is much to reflect on beyond the hot air just discussed. As creatures we are grateful to the creator who out of love breathed life into us: 鈥淭he breathing of Shaddai [God Almighty] that gave me life鈥� (Job 33:4).

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of my favourite passages from Ezekiel 37:4-14 describes what the end time may be like when our bodies rise from death: 鈥淧rophesy over these bones and say to them, 鈥極 dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.鈥� Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 鈥楤ehold, I will cause breath to enter you鈥�that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.鈥欌��

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 As we live the Christian life God鈥檚 breath as Spirit enlivens us: 鈥淪o Jesus said to them again, 鈥楶eace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.鈥� And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, 鈥楻eceive the Holy Spirit鈥欌�� (John 20:21-

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Being conscious of the breath of God in and about us can change our lives. The miraculous surrounds us daily. Finding the breath of God on the morning dew can make us grateful. Breathing love can bring peace, where breathing hatred brings discord.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 We serve at God鈥檚 will as his loving breath enables us. Job 34:14-15 tell us that if God withdrew his Spirit, his Breath, from the earth even for a moment, 鈥渁ll flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust鈥�.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Realizing that every breath we take is a breathful of love will change us. In a poem 鈥淏reath of God鈥� I express these sentiments:

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 If I were a tree and you were the air

I鈥檇 spread my boughs to touch all of you

I鈥檇 shelter you from the sun鈥檚 heat

Just to feel your cool breath

My shadows would dance

I鈥檇 never tire of new ways to love you

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 And I conclude with:

But I am not a tree and your breath is life

And you give me all my senses can touch

Never tiring of new ways to delight me.