Ruach

In the creation story in Genesis it talks about the Spirit of God hovering over the waters. As I recall the word for Spirit there in Hebrew is Ruach. Later in the creation story breaths the breath of life into Adam and the word there for breath of life is once again Ruach in the Hebrew. Breath, Life, and Spirit are so intermingled that they can all trace back to the same word in Hebrew.

I've gotten a lesson in that running here in Colorado. Thanks to the elevation as I ran up each hill today I found myself gasping for air, for life. At times it felt like I did as a child and a friend would hold me underwater allowing me up for a quick breath and back under again. At other times it felt as if I had been holding my breath for the entire run. To breath is to live. Without that air today I didn't feel as alive as I sometimes do when I run. That energy we often call spirit (think about team spirit). Breath, Life, and Spirit are so intermingled.

Where are you drawing your breath from today? Where did you find life? How did you experience Ruach today? I pray that you are touched by the Spirit, the breath of life today and every day!