... that starts the world over. God swoops, slides, or sneaks mysteriously into our common life and life is suddenly different. The breath of God. The breath of amazement. Of our best selves. Or of refreshment after days or weeks of vacation. Wrote New Jersey poet Joseph Auslander: "I never pass a steeple by, but I must stop a while and linger, and catch my breath to see the sky take hold of prayer's tremendous finger." Another word for breath is "inspire" - to breathe into. And when others inspire us, they ...
