Breathe Slow Steady Soft

Breathe in that which slows, steadies,

softens, sparks.

Listen as Julia Fehrenbacher reads her poem -

A Prayer For Every Day

Let me breathe only grace today, only

that which slows, steadies,

softens, sparks

only that which permits

and pardons and points

to the blossoms inside the broken,

the poetry inside the pain, the nourishing

newness inside the now

Let me breathe only grace

today, only that which invites

me to speak my very own

language for as long as I have breath,

only that which hums:

You can.

You will.

Let me breathe only grace

today, only that which notices the tired

and says, lie back, Love—rest

for as long as you need to. It's not

about how much you do

but how full you are.

And, my God, how beautiful you are when you are full.