Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Each time your lungs fill you are closer. That's what everyone says.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Everyone says to just keep breathing--faster each time and soon God will be upon you.

Everyone said God's touch feels like your floating, that you can still feel everything going on, but now all sensations feel different. They also said you feel like your in a bubble. I told my older brother this and he said everything good makes you feel like you're in a bubble. My brother got arrested last week.

I guess God makes your knees weak when He comes upon you. Maybe we aren't meant for God to handle us. Maybe we are too fragile from being so low, for so long. When James fell to the ground he looked like an elevator that had its chords cut. His legs suddenly forgot how to hold his weight. The fuzzy youth room carpet was no match for his large build. James left a mark. I could see it when he began rolling on the floor chanting and laughing in god's voices.

Terri fell. Three members of the varsity basketball team fell.

One person felt nothing, just their breath getting faster and their lungs getting sore.

One person only felt the speaker's hand on his forehead when he walked by doing his Godly rounds through the youth group's congregation. His hand was wrinkled and dry as a desert that had no watery gulf hidden inside.

One girl fell and made a noise when she hit the fluffy green carpet. The noise was high pitched with a tear that followed quickly behind it.

One person just recited the promise over and over. "Where two or more are gathered I will be there." With each breath he repeated it with more urgency like he was actually running after God. "Where two or more are gathered I will be there." He raised his hands higher. He shifted his feet. Eventually he fell.

In the back the leaders stood. Two stood by a board while three were runners to make sure no was hurt when God tripped them down with his mysterious touch. Slashes were added to the board. "This is the best Wednesday night service we have ever had," one leader said. "I told Pastor Steven we didn't need a big production video, just God," the other one said.

"I guess we're going to get that pizza party after all," one leader said as he went to see if he could help the only kid left standing.