Freediving, Dive

Freediving

Well, what might seem like an impossible, watery nightmare to ordinary mortals is merely a challenge to an elite breed of aquatic athletes known as freedivers, who've trained their bodies and minds to function underwater for long periods without taking a breath. Freediving's Michael Phelps equivalent is a 39-year-old Austrian named Herbert Nitsch who is capable of going without a gasp of air for more than nine minutes straight and who has held 22 world records recognized by the International Association for the Development of Freediving (AIDA), the sport's governing body [source: Beyond Limits].

For today's dive we are going to exercise an even deeper dive, Scripture "freediving".   I will take passages from the topic of heart, and make a scriptural collocation of them that I noticed from the book of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon, and build a sequence about using our hearts. I thought it was interesting that Mosiah had five straight references of heart from my dive.

Book of Mosiah

2:9

...but that you should hearken unto me, and open your ears that ye may hear, and your hearts that ye may understand;

(we learn here, that our hearts need to be open; yes, our ears hear, but with our hearts we understand better what we hear)

4:2

...O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified;

(one's heart need be open to Christ, receive forgiveness-purification)

5:12

...I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your hearts;

(we need to always retain his name, and remember Christ in our hearts)

12:27

...Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding;

(humility is a trait that we need to acquire; applying your best efforts to understanding)

24:12

...And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.

(the most difficult- to pour out our hearts to him, and manifest his goodness to those around us)

Then the next scripture from this dive that I select is:

Proverbs 15:13, A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.