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What does it mean?
The speaker encourages prayer by stating that God is intimate and spiritually close.
In plain terms
Talk to God because He is closer to you than your own breath.
What can you take from it?
Spiritual connection is immediate and personal.

Where it applies

  • seeking comfort
  • praying
  • spiritual reflection

Putting it to work

  • practicing prayer
  • meditation
  • seeking guidance

Questions to consider

  • How do you experience connection?
  • What comforts you in hard times?

Another view

The intimacy assumes a specific religious view that not everyone shares.

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