Thought of the Day September 25, 2019 Pure heart seeks holiness
St. Augustine explains that “the eyes by which
God is seen are within the heart.” As if he is speaking to our age he
admonishes, “how foolish then are those who try to find God through the use of
their bodily eyes!” We must walk by faith not by sight. The purification of our
hearts is the true end of our love which will allow us to see God clearly. The
brightness of the true light will not be able to be seen by the unclean sight:
and that which is joy to minds that are clean, will be a punishment to those
that are tarnished. St. Augustine explains, “A simple heart is a heart
that is pure; and, just as the light which surrounds us cannot be seen except
through eyes that are clear, so neither is God seen unless that through which
He can be seen is pure.”
Another way of looking at this question of being pure of heart or single-minded
is through the lens of holiness. “Strive for . . . the holiness without which
no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14
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