Today was the first time our family had the privilege of administering the sacrament in our home. It was beautiful, sacred, special experience. I am learning that talking, teaching, and sharing about Christ in our home-centered experiences leads to more intimate, more holy experiences with each other and with the Spirit.
During my sacrament experience today, it was brought to my mind how
essential breathing is. In the beginning, "the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul" (Genesis 2:7).
By
His breath we are living souls. And in our living,
breathing is the very essence of our mortal existence.
Interesting, isn't it, that one of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19 is the
difficulty to breathe?
The virus the
entire global population facing right now is now known as the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)?
Severe. Acute. Respiratory. Syndrome.
This is
why our prophet is lovingly inviting us to
#HearHim--because Christ
is the reason we breathe.
He is the reason why deep, meaningful breathing can calm us and bring us peace.
He is the reason why we gasp desperately for air when we're winded or weak or anxious or fearful.
Breathing is not just a blessing. Breathing is
essential to our existence.
Christ is not just a blessing. He and His power is
essential to our eternal existence.**
"When you reach up for the Lord’s power in your life with the same intensity that a drowning person has when grasping and gasping for air, power from Jesus Christ will be yours. When the Savior knows you truly want to reach up to Him—when He can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw His power into your life—you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you should do.
"When you spiritually stretch beyond anything you have ever done before, then His power will flow into you. And then you will understand the deep meaning of words we sing in the hymn 'The Spirit of God':
The Lord is extending the Saints’ understanding. …
The knowledge and power of God are expanding;
The veil o’er the earth is beginning to burst.
"The gospel of Jesus Christ is filled with His power, which is available to every earnestly seeking daughter or son of God. It is my testimony that when we draw His power into our lives, both He and we will rejoice." - President Russell M. Nelson
I am a witness that His power can be ours when we daily breathe to #HearHim.
(**I have a friend who is a respiratory therapist. She taught me this about breathing: "Breathing is something that happens automatically yet, you can control breathing to some degree. You can't hold your heart like you hold your breath. You can't control your digestive system or easily change your endocrine. Thus, we unconsciously count on Christ and yet, we also control how much we let Him in.")