Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God (Jesus).
Purity of heart is to desire one thing (Kirkegaard).
What is the one thing we desire? What is the bottom line, the last, most solid layer of our existence? What "one thing" would we sacrifice everything else for---the Pearl of Great Price?
What is the one prayer we can say as we gaze on each facet of our lives? Thy kingdom come; Thy (whole, perfect, and acceptable) will be done.
Nothing else can supercede that desire; nothing is more important than that His will be done in every area, every concern, every phase of our lives: children, husbands, works, friends, finances, health, etc. If we knew the will of God for us, we would joyfully embrace it, without fear, for God by His very nature can will only the perfect. He made us for joy; will He not also will for us everything that gives overflowing joy? Jesus said, "I tell you these things that My joy should be in you." Imagine the joy of God; imagaine the laughter of God in the face of His enemies. He has already put all things under His feet. St. Teresa of Avila wrote:
Let nothing disturb you;
Let nothing afright you:
All things are passing away---
God alone remains.
Her words are even more remarkable when we realize that she was under the suspicion of the Great Inquisition. God grant us total purity of heart.....
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