{"id":328,"date":"2011-10-31T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T15:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=328"},"modified":"2011-11-03T21:34:03","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T21:34:03","slug":"i-am-breathing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/10\/i-am-breathing.html","title":{"rendered":"I Am Breathing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/files\/2011\/10\/Breathing-Big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/10\/Breathing-Big-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>I am.<br \/>\nBreathing.<br \/>\nI am breathing.<br \/>\nA prayer runs through it.<br \/>\nA prayer of hope.<br \/>\nA prayer of love.<br \/>\nA prayer of wholeness and heart.<\/p>\n<p>I am.<br \/>\nHearing.<br \/>\nI am hearing.<br \/>\nA song runs through it.<br \/>\nA song of joy.<br \/>\nA song of wonder.<br \/>\nA song of thanks and praise.<\/p>\n<p>I am.<br \/>\nSeeing.<br \/>\nI am seeing.<br \/>\nA light runs through it.<br \/>\nA light of hope.<br \/>\nA light of love.<br \/>\nA light of wisdom and grace.<\/p>\n<p>I am.<br \/>\nBeing.<br \/>\nI am being.<br \/>\nMy life runs through it.<br \/>\nA life of mystery.<br \/>\nA life of awe and splendor.<br \/>\nA life exalting God\u2019s Holy Name.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2011 Alden Solovy and www.tobendlight.com. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"I Am Breathing Audio\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/pLmtw0\" target=\"_blank\">Click<\/a> to hear Alden read his prayer out loud and to read more of his work.<\/p>\n<p>Alden Solovy is a liturgist, poet, editor and writing coach, as well as an award-winning essayist and journalist. His work combines ancient ideas with new voices and modern rhythms into a unique range of prayers, meditations and poetry. Find more of his work at To Bend Light on Facebook, Twitter and www.tobendlight.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am. Breathing. I am breathing. A prayer runs through it. A prayer of hope. A prayer of love. A prayer of wholeness and heart. I am. Hearing. I am hearing. A song runs through it. A song of joy. A song of wonder. A song of thanks and praise. I am. Seeing. 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