The Holy Trinity
by Corrado Giaquinto, circa 1754
One morning, I was inspired by the homily of our local priest, Fr. 'Tim.' He was referring to the Holy Spirit and the Hebrew term for spirit: breath. Hence, I penned the following:
Divine Breath
Enter the Holy chamber;
kneel before Divinity,
present on the altar
present on the altar
in the form of a simple candle.
Surrounded by a feeling of His welcoming Spirit,
a Blessed breath causes one
Surrounded by a feeling of His welcoming Spirit,
a Blessed breath causes one
to inhale:
the Cleansing Air of Love and Forgiveness,
to exhale:
the Cleansing Air of Love and Forgiveness,
to exhale:
the chaos of hate and compromise.
Over and over,
Over and over,
this choice is made:
to breathe in the Holy Spirit,
from His Divine Breath:
to breathe in the Holy Spirit,
from His Divine Breath:
essential to all of humanity,
the salve that soothes the wounded soul.
Breathe in.
the salve that soothes the wounded soul.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
© Jeanne Iris Lakatos
To hear my reading of this vers, please click HERE.
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