The breath of life

                                                

                                                     * Monticello 

Youngeun Joyce Kang 

God, the breath of life,

You breathed into man; 

he became a living being.

 

God, the breath of life,

You breathed into dry bones;

 they became a vast multitude. 

 

God, the breath of life,

You breathed into the dead Lazarus;

he foreshadowed Jesus’ resurrection. 

 

God, the breath of life,

You breathed into the crucified Jesus;

he became the first fruit of those who had fallen asleep. 

 

God, the breath of life,

You breathed into our hopelessness;

we became living being again.