Breath and Life and Understanding

I read a piece by C.S. Lewis about his childhood. He had a remarkable imagination and boundless creativity. His relationship with God took on many twists in his young life and at times, he doubted God's very existence; however, he experienced God's presence even though he doubted. I believe this because he  describes an episode when he was exposed to a piece of text that took him to a place where the far, northern light captured his mind, body and spirit. It transformed him and later became a crucial element in his works.

I know that feeling; just this morning, when I rose early to walk with my sister, I was captured by the light. It stopped me in my tracks, and I could only stare at the sky and say, thank you. For a brief moment, I felt that light, and it added flame to my own spirit. Early this morning, I believe I connected with God who dwells in me, and together we looked at the shining face of creation and said, "This is good."
I am honored that I am given moments when I utterly feel at one with that indescribable presence.

In the second book of Esdras, that may not be in the Bible you read, a beautiful verse describes that entwined relationship that Jesus teaches us about in chapter fifteen of John with the words, "I am the vine;you are the branches." The verse in Esdras reads like this,
He formed human beings and put a heart in the midst of each body, and gave each person breath and life and understanding and the  spirit of Almighty God, who surely made all things and searches out hidden things in hidden places. 2 Esdras 16:61

Thank you, God, for breath and life and understanding, and for those moments when we experience the spirit of the almighty God within us. Teach us how to experience them more often as you grant us your loving grace.