7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. [Genesis 2:7]


Have you ever felt disconnected from God? Like He's a million miles away? You go through the motions of prayer and worship, but it feels so hollow and empty because you don't even know where God is. We are constantly building churches, synagogues, and mosques to try to make Holy ground where we can find God.

In Genesis 2, the writer tells us that God takes ordinary dirt and shapes it and then breathes life into it to create man. It is the very breath of God that gives us life. When we are born we have to breathe and when we can breathe no longer we die and return to the dirt.

Dirt.

Breath.

Close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths and feel the breath and spirit of God inside you.

We are these holy dirt-clods, made in the image of The Creator, who are filled with life because God is close enough to give us breath. You are a sacred creation and God's breath flows through you and the person next to you.

We try so hard to find God sometimes. We build churches, temples, and mosques trying to set aside holy ground for God. When you leave here I want you to remember that you don't have to go looking for God on holy ground because YOU are Holy ground.

~Spartan