Sometimes there comes a breath from God that touches your soul

In the north of England, coal has been mined for more than 150 years. Miners often traveled miles from the shaft, so there was always danger of becoming lost.

I heard of two old miners several years ago who did lose their way. Their lights went out, and they were in danger of losing their lives. After wandering for a long time, they sat down, and one of them said, “Let us sit perfectly quiet and see if we cannot feel which way the air is moving, because it always moves toward the shaft.”

There they sat for a long time when, all at once, one of them felt a slight touch on his cheek. He sprang to his feet and exclaimed, “I felt it.” They went in the direction in which the air was moving and thus reached the shaft.

Sometimes there comes a breath from God that touches your soul. It may be so gentle and faint that you barely recognize it, but if you do, do not disregard it. Thank God that he has spoken to you, and praise him for it. Whatever may come, do not go in the opposite direction.

Give yourself up to be led by the Spirit, and you will come out of darkness, out of bondage, out of sorrow, into perpetual light and joy.

“Breathe on me, Breath of God, Fill me with life anew, That I may love what Thou dost love, And do what Thou wouldst do.

Breathe on me, Breath of God, Until my heart is pure, Until with Thee I will one will, To do and to endure.”

From the hymn “Breathe on Me, Breath of God”

Pastor Chuck Herrington

Herrington Bethel Church