The wind and the womb

             As Christ met with Nicodemus he painted a picture that Nicodemus clearly could not comprehend. Nicodemus could not see the symbolism that filled the Savior's teaching. It seems that Nicodemus could see the Kingdom of God, but he could not understand how to enter the kingdom of God. He could see, from a superficial perspective, that the Kingdom of God was something higher, something to aspire to, but something he clearly lacked the understanding to enter. Nicodemus failed to see that a man must become a "new creature" to enter the kingdom of God. He failed to see the need to be Baptized by water and by the Holy Ghost.
            Christ clearly taught Nicodemus that he needed to be Baptized by water(born of water) to enter into the aforementioned kingdom. Baptism was such an effective analogy of rebirth because it embodies the process by which somewhere is reborn. As one is baptized they are completely submerged in the water as upon death one is completely submerged in the ground. As an individual rises from the water they are made clean, unblemished, untarnished just like a new born infant. They have, in effect, become a new person with this baptism. They have been reborn in Christ and are entitled to the companionship of the Holy Ghost predicated upon their obedience to his commandments. To further explain the role of the Spirit, the Savior compares its influence to the wind. Surely Nicodemus could understand that even though he could not see the Holy Ghost, he could certainly feel it's influence in his life, just like the wind.
        
                As I consider the teachings of Jesus Christ to the Jewish leader Nicodemus I am grateful that I never have to be confused in the way Nicodemus was. I have the scriptures before me, I have the modern revelation of Prophets, and I have the consummate gift of the Holy Ghost. I understand that I  have all these things because of Jesus Christ. I have them because he revealed himself to the boy prophet all those years ago. I know this things to be true because I have Christ's promise to have the Spirit to guide me to all truth. In a very real way Christ is the light in my life because his gift to me defeats the darkness that has blinded so many.