"Happy, the pure hearted, because they themselves will see God," Matthew 5:8.
We don't confuse pure with good. Goodness concerns moral excellence. Purity relates to the degree that Thing One mixes with Thing Two. A box of pure Thing One has no Thing Two in it, right? (Or Thing Three or Four or etc.) So when we reach for the salt shaker we expect it to have just plain old salt in it without worry that it might have chalk powder mixed in. Everybody knows this. Pure in heart means just one thing. All heart. No half-hearted attempt ... the other half being who-knows-what. No mixing with hedging bets. Big fall-back plan in case God doesn't come through? No. Looking for him whole heartedly? Yes. These will see God. Jesus promises. Sky kingdom.
Today, looking for God, we find a brother or sister, child of God. Breaking bread together in that congregation, even of two or three, we discover his Presence. And, we give thanks. Blessing.
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