“Faith is the externalization of the good hearts of Christians, and vice versa, since good hearts are faithful…good and well disposed to the reception of the word of God.” 

- St Nektarios, Homilies of St Nektarios of Aegina V 1, pg 11-12 

Reflection: 

Imagine what it might be like to experience seeing first; the good in everything and everyone around you.  How might that change your experience of each day?

Let us have our hearts purified through the life of the Church so that we can take away the things that usually block our vision each day of God and the good in His creation. 

Faith makes our heart pure, and having a pure heart helps us realize our Faith. 

Good hearts discover God everywhere and recognize Him everywhere and in everything. 

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”(1) And it was quite just that they should be deemed worthy of the vision of God, since they have discovered Him in His creation, as in an icon.(2)

The more time and effort we invest in our relationship with God through the Church, the more we open our hearts to be purified by Christ. 

Let us take a leap of Faith, and invest our time with Christ.

Resources:

1) Matthew 5:8

2) St Nektarios, Homilies of St Nektarios of Aegina V 1, pg 12.