Fighting Off Spiritual Infection

When our bodies are sick, a lot of the unpleasant symptoms like fever, runny nose and coughing are the body trying to fight off the infection. The worse we feel the harder our immune system is fighting off the infection. Similarly, when we sin, our hearts and our spirits become sick and the bad feelings of guilt and godly sorrow are signs that the spirit is fighting off the infection. And just like we can take ibuprofen to relieve a fever, or cold medicine to relieve a runny nose or coughing, we can take the sacrament to relieve the feelings of guilt and godly sorrow. If it hurts after we commit an error, that is just a sign that the spirit is fighting off the infection that sinning brings into our soul. And hopefully, just like becoming sick gives us antibodies to fight off future infections, feeling godly sorrow should give us the Spiritual antibodies we need to resist temptation and forsake those sins.