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Today’s Reflection
And so when [purity in heart] is set before us, we shall always direct our actions and thoughts straight toward attainment of it. . . . For the mind is sure to rove about from hour to hour and minute to minute in all sorts of wandering thoughts.
—John Cassian, edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of John Cassian (Upper Room Books, 2017)
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Today’s Question
How would you define purity of heart? How might you attain it? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 3:13–14 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
O God of all good things, prepare my heart for your presence, align my spirit with your intentions, and make me pure and blameless in your sight. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Genesis 29:15-28
- Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128
- Romans 8:26-39
- Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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