Air or DespAIR?

"Where there is despair, [let me sow] hope." – Prayer of St Francis

Oh God, there is so much despair in the world.
Desp-AIR, taking the wind out of our sails, the bounce from our steps,
The rhythm from our souls.
Airless we gasp for something to breath …
Let us breath in hope, Oh God of hope.
Let us, then, breathe it out into the world where we all …
Share the air!
And out of despair, repair our own resolve to live …
One more day,
And then another and another until …
You take away our breath and …
Breathless, we stand before you.
This is our hope eternal,
Eternal God.
Amen.