Before There Was Breath

— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

We’ve followed the journey of a human life from spark to cry—from invisible instructions to audible arrival.

And now, looking back, it’s almost too much to take in.

Nine steps. Nine glimpses. Yet none of them tells the whole story. Not one entry could carry the weight of it all: the planning, the layering, the sequencing, the protection, the timing. All of it set into motion—not by accident or adaptation, but by love.

Jehovah’s love.

From the very beginning, that love wasn’t abstract. It was cellular. Anatomical. Biochemical. A system so thorough, so staggeringly complex, that scientists still haven’t finished describing it. And with each new discovery, one truth keeps emerging:

Someone meant for this to happen.

This wasn’t just biology. It was devotion. It was intention. It cost something.

Because making a body isn’t enough. Jehovah made a soul—a whole, living person. Someone who could grow, feel, choose, reflect… and love. Someone who might one day choose to love Him back.

So He designed the conditions.

He orchestrated the timing.

He safeguarded the passage.

He prepared the lungs for breath—before they’d ever touch air.

Before there was breath… there was love.

And now, maybe for the first time, we’ve caught just a glimpse of it.