Article February 4, 1933 Issue

The Beatitude of Purity

THOMAS W. ELSLAGER

In that portion of the Sermon on the Mount called the Beatitudes, Jesus offered the disciples a foundation of meekness, righteousness, mercy, purity, peace, and comfort. The assurance was given that those who sought and secured these qualities would realize blessedness. No limitation of time or location was placed upon the promises. Jesus and the disciples proved their practical value, and thousands are repeating the proofs today. In the sixth beatitude is the promise that the pure in heart shall see God, and that blessedness shall accompany this perception.

On page 587 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, defines "heart" as "mortal feelings, motives, affections, joys, and sorrows." So it is these mental attitudes that must be purified if one is to obtain a true perception of God and receive the promised reward of blessedness, or spiritual happiness. Certainly the bestowal of joy on the human thought is a priceless benediction.

In the accomplishment of mental purity three qualities are essential: clearness, freedom, and completeness. If one's thinking is held clearly, freely, and completely to infinite good, one can realize nothing but good in his experience. When one's motives and affections are basically pure, one will assuredly be blessed and happy.

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