God is "Spirit." From both the Hebrew and the Greek canons, the most common word translated as "spirit" has other, less nebulous definitions: most notably, "breath": God is Breath. Not "breathing," breath is the reason we breath: we breathe the Breath; for the Breath of Life hides behind the interplay of the inhale and the exhale, supporting life in creatures that breathe. As the children of God, we breathe in God's Life, his Essence; and we exhale the savor of our utilizations of that Life.

God's jealousy, that we should focus on none other, is not petty. The Life Breath is without rival in each of us, and HaShem is jealous of our attention not only for our survival, but for the quality of the lives we lead. To focus on breath in the throes of whatever is happening in the moments of our lives enriches the experience of Life and empowers both body and mind. Focus on Breath is congruent with the way of Zen. Elohim, the gods, the faces/attribues of the Holy One of Y'sharAL. HaShem is jealous of our attention because of love, not because of any need for worship, but because cognizant utilization of the Life Breath allows us to share the fullness of God's endless bounty. In whatsoever we do, we should remember the Breath that makes action and reaction possible.