The pure in heart

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5:8


She’s a very special little girl, considered a gift by both parents and grandparents as well as all who know her. She came along at a very difficult time when mom and dad needed a gift to take the place of the one they had lost. She’s the pride and joy of Pa and Paw Paw – the reason Pa walks the first mile every morning.


Sunday was family day which is usually held on the first Sunday in April, at my home congregation in Edmonton. Family and friends who’ve at one time or another considered South Edmonton their home come back together to get re-acquainted and worship together once again.


Russ, this special little girl’s Paw Paw was there for the first time because she had asked him. “Paw Paw. Don’t you think you need to come to church and learn about Jesus?” she asked. “And you’ll have to fill out one of those cards in the backs of the pews,” she added; and Russ, who hadn’t been to South Edmonton in a long, long time….came….all because his granddaughter loved him, asked him, and wanted him to learn about Jesus. Russ knew about Jesus already, but just like all of us, he just needed to be reminded. And reminded he was by a five year old with a pure, loving heart.


“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” “Pure in heart” means 1) free from corrupt desire, from sin and guilt 2) free from every admixture of what is false, sincere genuine 3) blameless, innocent 4) unstained with the guilt of anything. Even though Paw Paw’s granddaughter lives in a sin-sick world, she perfectly exemplifies the pure in heart. Her heart is “without mixture” -- able to see through the eyes of innocence. Whereas we look at the world and see bad, she looks at the world and sees God and wants us to see Him also. “Let the little children come to me, Jesus said. “For such is the kingdom of heaven.”


"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."