In Each Breath A Prayer

After I have exhaled fully

A short moment of suspense

A thin slice of time passes

Between one breath and the next

A time of suspenseful pause

About which I never think

A time unconsciously happening

Solely because of His will

I depend on Him totally

To restart my life’s process

Without thinking or worry

Placing my next breath in His hands

In total trust, in a special way

A thousand times per day

I exhale, letting it all go

Placing myself again in His hands

Purging the old, emptying

Making space for the new, the fresh

Taking it in as He provides it

Filling the emptiness within with the new

Newness passing throughout my very self

Bringing life to all within

Over and over, new breath

Without thinking as I should do

Of His divine providence for me

Of His unrelenting presence

Drawn from the air all around me

Like His grace, provided unendingly

To be breathed in at no cost

From the bounty of His love

My each breath I take

From Your bountiful grace

Fill me with Your love, Your life

And with every breath

May my life be a prayer

In grateful love I treasure

The spark of life You have given me

You ask me only to keep it alive,

And to spread it with every breath

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