Purity of Mind and Unity of Purpose
I would like to share my latest piece, “The Imitation of Christ.” Sculpted in ZBrush, overpainted in Photoshop. An artwork to strengthen my Faith.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZaEP4G
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me.”
- 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 14:1
A man is raised up from the earth by two wings, 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.
There must be simplicity in his intention and purity in his desires.
Simplicity leads to God, purity embraces and enjoys him.
If your heart is free from ill-ordered affection, no good deed will be difficult for you.
If you aim at and seek after nothing but the pleasure of God and the welfare of your neighbor, you will enjoy freedom within.
If your heart were right, then every created thing would be a mirror of life for you and a book of holy teaching. For there is no creature so small and worthless that it does not show forth the goodness of God.
If inwardly you were good and pure, you would see all things clearly and understand them rightly. For a pure heart penetrates to heaven and hell, and as a man is within, so he judges what is without. If there be joy in the world, the pure of heart certainly possess it. And if there be anguish and affliction anywhere, an evil conscience knows it too well. An iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white.
So he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man. When a man begins to grow lax, he fears a little toil and welcomes external comfort. But when he begins perfectly to conquer himself and to walk bravely in the ways of God, then he thinks those things less difficult, which he thought so hard before.
Simplicity leads us to God.
Jesus often speaks of the little ones, the childlike.
All too often in life we try to complicate things. We try to multitask and then we end up doing nothing well. Speaking of purity of mind, which embraces and enjoys God.
Purity is often associated with sexuality and chastity, but it is also associated with being single-minded in what we do. We have one purpose in life, to do the will of God. We can live out our vocations if we are not drawn to things that will pull us off the right track.
Jesus says, Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. We can think of the angels, whose whole attention is focused on God. We can think of innocent children who have not been corrupted by life. If we have lived a sinful life, we can start again. We can confess our sins and set out on the right path once again.
Being simple and pure does not mean that we are naive. We are aware of sin.
We are aware of the spiritual battle. But God helps us through it.
The chaff will burn off.
So let’s be aware of idleness, of laziness, of looking for comfort all the time.
The cross of Christ is not as burdensome as we think it will be, because Jesus helps us to carry it. 
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