Breathe a Prayer

Hi, I'm Johnny Erickson Tata, and having a cold when you're a quadriplegic is not easy.

I have virtually no chest muscles, so in order to make me cough, it takes the help of two people.

Last year, I caught the worst chest cold.

When I finally started to feel better, I kept a speaking engagement I had at Azusa Pacific University.

During the worship time, I tried to sing along, but it was so hard, I could not get in good breath.

And I knew that in a few minutes, I would have to speak.

So I prayed, and right then, I heard the lyrics of the worship song,

You're the breath in my lungs.

Those lyrics were just what I needed to hear.

And as I willed up to speak, God infused me with His breath.

O friend, the Bible says that in God, we move and breathe and have our very being.

So today, breathe a prayer and inhale the goodness of God.

For your life, plant its source, its strength, and its breath in Him.