The Lord breathes honour | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires

The Lord Breathes Honour

The Lord breathes over us.

At his breath, we are covered in gold dust as in a cloak.

At his breath, we are covered with stars

And the jewels of the earth

Which he creates from mud, coal, rock

And the bones of dead creatures.

From these nothings,

He creates diamonds, sapphires,

Rubies, amethysts and emeralds.

Which he breathes over us

Covering us.

We forget that the Lord

Can breathe on us

And make us great in his sight

And toil and strive

To get to the top

Of our particular ant-heap

While he forgotten

Stands on call

To bestow his goodness

On whomever who will ask

Shaking his head as he watches us scheme and scramble

For he knows there will never be an shortage of wealth or honour

For he creates these with this breath,

And sadly says

“How can you believe

if you accept praise from one another,

yet make no effort

to obtain the praise

that comes from the only God ?” John 5:44

Anita Mathias