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Breathe in God’s presence today…for God feeds and fuels our lives with love that will not let us go.

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Breathe in God’s strength today…for God’s presence here can guide all that we face in the hours before us.

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Breathe in God’s blessing and peace today…for you are blessed to be a blessing.

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Breathe in this moment…with all its sharp shards and sacredness…this one moment.

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Breathe out the bitter taste of words someone said, or you spoke, so that you might make room in the soil of your soul for the fruits of the Spirit.  Galatians 5 says the fruits are:  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. 

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Breathe out the pain of wounds and wants, so that your life can sing, “It is well with my soul.”

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Breathe out the anger and frustration at others, breathe out the polarization that divides us, so that you may give thanks for the “we” inside your “me”. 

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Breathe out bumps and bruises that cause our hearts, heads, and souls to be out of alignment, let God enter adjusting us to be whole and wholly in God’s embrace. 

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Breathe out the confusion and complexity, so that the wisdom of Scripture might be heard in new and fresh ways.  For God says, “Behold I am about to do a new thing now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19).  How can you and I beheld to behold this promise and possibility today?

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May each inhale and exhale, each breath today bring you a sense of joy, peace, love, and contentment to be blessing to others.  Amen.