In the story of creation in the book of Genesis, there was an action by God to show who He is and who we are.
God blew His breath into the nostrils of man and man became a living being.
So God not only created us in His image, He also gave us life and breath.
The act of breathing is not just a sign of life but also how close God is to us.
But we may take our breath for granted and may even forget that it is God who sustains our life.
That was why in the 1st reading, Moses urged his people to take care what they do and be on their guard.
We may forget that God loves us with each breath that we take.
We may forget that God sustains our life and that we walk in His ways of love and forgiveness.
May we breathe in deeply the life and love from God and exhale what is not pleasing to God.
And when we call upon God in our time of need, let us remember that He is as close to us as our breath is to our life.