My Breath Is A Prayer

I am of the Breath of the Universe

And each breath is a prayer.

I breathe in oxygen

I breathe out carbon dioxide.

The earth breathes in the carbon dioxide

And breathes out oxygen.

The earth and I breathe

And pray

Together

In One-ness.

My breath is a prayer with the One-ness that breathes the universe

And so is yours.

Every moment we take in what we need

Every moment we send out what someone else needs.

When we are in balance we flourish.

Out of balance, we choke and die.

I think of those whose callous cruelty is everywhere these days

And I wonder their throats don't close up,

Honestly, I don't know how they live

When their every breath is a strangling curse.

So I invite you to breathe with me and the planet.

A prayer of acknowledgement and connection.

Breathe in ourselves, 

We are the immigrants

The homeless and the poor

The refugees who have no where else to go

The waters that sustain all life

The animals and their shrinking habitats

The sick or poor who need assistance

The children who are hungry or abused

The creatives shouting to be heard

Those of us who are paid too little, ignored too often, 

Those of us whose hearts are hurting

Those of us who are alone

Those of us who resist 

Those of us who are free.

We are those who need help.

We are those that can help.

This is our home.

Breathe out and we are home.

Let us nurture ourselves

Let us protect ourselves

Let us need ourselves.

We are one in the One-ness.

We are the Breath of the Universe.

And every breath is a prayer.

Amen

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