Breathing is the most important vital and basic function of human life and that is why it is significant to spiritual life. If the laying on of hands, which employs the power of touch, has spiritual implications then breathing must have a spiritual effect on people. The basis for operating by breath lies in the fact that during the creation of man, God breathed into him. He formed man out of the dust of the earth and breathed into him and he became a living soul.
If a minister breathes upon people, he imparts to them the characteristics of the human soul that are generated by the Holy Ghost. Ministers who are spiritual impart vitally and creativity to the Body of Christ through the power of the Holy Ghost. If we hear or see a minister breathe upon people, we can exercise our faith in the Word of God for the quickening of our souls at that moment.