I will give you a new heart and put new breath into you: I will remove the heart of stone from your body, and give you a heart of flesh.
I will put My breath into you, and in this way you will follow all My decrees and faithfully observe My ordinances.
——- Ezekiel 36:26-28
What is this new heart? It is a heart undefended, fearless; open to the suffering of others without hiding in the drama of self. It is the awakened heart that allows the full range of feelings to wash over you without your being blown away by them.
What is this new breath? It is your next breath, if you would but awaken to the One Who Is here, now, and always.
You follow God best from the inside out. Each breath brings you into the present moment. Each breath is an opportunity to know the One Who Is as what is happening in, with, and around you. With this knowing comes the way of God, the way of justice, compassion, and humility — not as rules imposed from without, but as a subtle truth informing you from within.
