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Purity of Heart

Posted Apr 12, 07:49 AM

Purity of heart comes when we cooperate with the Holy Spirit as we cultivate the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The effect of the Holy Spirit on our lives is a tremendous gift whereby we possess God’s love and friendship within us. What are the benefits of the purity of heart?

Purity of heart silences our unruly passions, our clouded egoism. Humility is born from the truth of ourselves, which we contemplate in the mirror of the Word of God. It is humility that does not give rise to despair but to hope, hope that confides everything in God, not resenting but loving the One who gives us all, the humility that gives us himself. Humility disposes us to receive his gifts, his fortitude, his inspirations, a participation in his knowledge and his love.

— Jeffrey Steel
Chaplain of St Thomas More Language College
Chelsea, London England