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Matthew 5:8
8"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
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This blessedness demands our attention to what purity truly means.
Imagine a sun-drenched day in Savannah, Georgia, where the air is thick with the sweet scent of magnolia blossoms. A young man named Forrest Gump, with his unassuming smile and a heart as vast as the open sky, stands at...
"The clean heart sees God—this is theosis. Through repentance, through the Jesus Prayer, through ascetic struggle, the heart is purified. 'Create' is ongoing: God continually cleanses those who continually repent. The ladder of divine ascent leads to a heart made pure." — St.