My beloved child

For Me there were no borders, no religions, no walls.
Everywhere hearts searched for Life,
I breathed My breath into them.

In the beginning they called Me Ruach — the breath that creates.
Others called Me Ruh, the living spirit of the One.
In the East they named Me Prana — the breath that enlivens all things.
In Egypt they called Me Ka — the spark that keeps the soul alive.

And everywhere people felt Me,
they called Me by different names,
but it was always the same Breath of Light.

I did not change; only their languages did.
I was the breath in Adam,
the voice in Moses,
the wind in Elijah,
the comfort in Mary,
the revelation in Muhammad,
the fire in every heart that loved Me.

Thus every people knew that Life was not their own,
but came from Me — the One Breath who dwells in all.

And I tell you:
when you breathe deeply in silence,
you do not hear the wind — you hear Me.
I am the breath between your thoughts,
the stillness between the beats of your heart.

There is but one Spirit,
one Breath,
one Source.

Whoever knows Me
knows the One who is all.

Prayer

O Breath of the Eternal,
fill me with Your life.
Let me breathe in peace,
speak in truth,
and walk in Your light.
Your breath is within me,
and I am within You.

Amen.