When the Warrior Breathes and the Lion Roars
Breathe. Breathe in. Breathe all the way in until your belly pushes out. Breathe out. There is power in the breath. Filling power. Releasing power. Calming power. Life-giving power. Breathe in. Breathe out. Do you feel it? Okay, so now that you're breathing intentionally, deeply, powerfully, here's this: Life is hard. People can be cruel. People can hurt, steal, destroy, and kill. People can fight. People can hate. Sicknesses, wars, and abuses happen. Governments and leaders can do really weird or unwise things. And we get mad. We get hurt. We get defensive. We become hateful. We hurt and hurt others. We influence people who hurt and hurt others. There are a lot of horrible things going on in the world today; there were a lot of horrible things going on in the world fifty years ago too. And one hundred years ago. And beyond. (And that fact does not diminish the severity of today's horrible stuff at all.) Because as long as there is sin in the world, there is an enemy pur
