You are my breath

Dear Abba, Father, God,

You are my breath. You gave me life. You are the presence that invades my spirit and makes me whole. You were there when I took my first breath, and you will be there when I take my last. You crowned me as your daughter. You taught me the very truth of all of life, and that is to embrace you with all that I am. You made me pure when I was in filthy rags. You saw when I first began to walk and speak, when I won the spelling bee, when i broke up with my first boyfriend. You were there when I took my wedding vows and when my beautiful babies were born. You have been there through every joy and every sorrow, and you have given me all that is beautiful and have made whole all that was broken. I love you now so simply, with so much immaturity, but my love for you will be made perfect after this life just as surely as winter turns to spring. You are all that is good and lovely in me. You are the one thing that brings sanity and reason in this world. You sustain me, even when my heart is not faithful to you. How often have I robbed you of the glory due to You, the God of the Universe, when I use you as a vending machine, and take from you for my own selfish gain. Yet you love me. And I love you, most precious Jesus. I will not take your cross for granted. I pray you would teach me how to love you, with all that I am. For all of the days you choose to give me.