What does a lukewarm Christian look like? Jesus says such a person is neither hot nor cold, but just bland. St. Jean Vianny put it this way: "A lukewarm soul is not yet quite dead in the eyes of God because the faith, the hope, and the charity which are its spiritual life are not altogether extinct. But it is a faith without zeal, a hope without resolution, a charity without ardor...like a tortoise or a snail. It moves only by dragging itself along the ground, and one can see it getting from place to place with great difficulty. The love of God, which it feels deep down in itself, is like a tiny spark of fire hidden under a heap of ashes....How many seem to be good Christians in the eyes of the world who are really tepid souls in the eyes of God, who knows our inmost hearts...."