Saturday, May 31, 2008

Pure in heart?

Jesus, the Beloved of God, has a pure heart. Having a pure heart means willing one thing. Jesus wanted only to do the will of his heavenly Father. Whatever Jesus did or said, he did and said it as the obedient Son of God: "What I say is what the Father has taught me; he who sent me is with me, and has not left me to myself, for I always do what pleases him" (John 8:28-29). There are no divisions in Jesus' heart, no double motives or secret intentions. In Jesus
there is complete inner unity because of his complete unity with God.

Becoming like Jesus is growing into purity of heart. That purity is what gave Jesus and will give us true spiritual vision.

Henri Nouwen, from Bread for the Journey

Reading Nouwen's words like this makes me realise just how far there is to go...

1 comment:

Ruth Hull Chatlien said...

"Reading Nouwen's words like this makes me realise just how far there is to go..."

Yes.