One Breath

One Breath

(“The Spirit of the Lord is in me. This is because God chose me to tell the Good News to the poor. God sent me to tell the prisoners of sin that they are free, and to tell the blind that they can see again. God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly, and to announce the time when the Lord will show kindness to his people.” Luke 4:18-19)

One breath is the same as the next breath,
oxygen and CO₂. Babies and prisoners,
muslims and christians,
immigrants and presidents,
technicians and politicians,
beggars and moguls,
capitalists and socialists,
pilots and pedestrians,
teachers and pupils,
travelers and tour guides,
dying and birthing,
sinners and saints,
the Messiah and myriads,
foolish and serious.

So if the Spirit leads you,
she will lead you to the ones whose breath is just a little more
labored than your own.

and the time when our God will punish evil people.