+==breathe==+

I saw a NOOMA video (rob bell, anyone?) a while ago which was about breathing. He talked about how we are supposed to breath 4-6 times a minute, yet most people are found between 15 and 20. That blows me away (hahaha...). He talked about Ruah (the hebrew word for Spirit, Breath, wind) and how when we breathe, speak the hebrew word for God (Yahweh). Even the letters of the word... yod, hay, vav, hay. When we breathe in (yaaaaah) and out (weeeeeehh).

Part of it on our side is intentional, but still, it is a fantastic thought. The Israelites had it, calling a god they couldnt name "Yahweh." They nailed it.

In the Hebrew language (i'm in the class now) there are words which have certain emphasis put on them that just make the word so different, so real. Of course, now that I am talking about it I can't come up with an example, but its really cool. Or if you add letters/vowels to a word to attach a preposition or whatever, that makes a difference too. It's really neat. It's hard to learn, but its way cool.

Anyway, breath. What if we made the intentional effort to breathe during our day? Of course we're breathing all the time, but what if everytime you breathed you noticed it. What if everytime you breathed, you said Thank you to God or after a period of quiet you praised God for the breath which permeates your being.

What if we paused to breathe two long breathes evertime the phone rang, or everytime we went to open our computer or got on facebook... name something that you do frequently, open a door, wave hello, whatever it is. Breathe intentionally in that moment.

Breathe.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Yah.

Weh.

Yod
Hey
Vav
Hey

Breathe.