Editorial May 18, 1957 Issue

"PURITY THE PATH TO PERFECTION"

John J. Selover

In his conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, Jesus declared (John 4:13, 14): "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst." Jesus was not referring to any material thirst-quenching substance, but to the pure water of Spirit—the spiritual substance which is an element of incorporeal being. This is the water which all should seek, for in partaking of it, individual character is purified, blessed, and healed.

Each individual has the right to choose the type of thinking which he will accept. If he is wise, he will reject that which is impure and will contemplate the pure, satisfying ideas of Spirit. Those who choose the good and perfect concepts of God have a part in the beatitude of our Master (Matt. 5:8), "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."

This beatitude, although often considered merely a guide to good morals, points to a type of purity greater in scope than is written in mankind's rules of human conduct. Of course, it requires one to keep himself free from defilement or guilt, but it also requires him to imbibe all of the true and perfect qualities of Spirit. One dictionary defines "pure" as "free from what harms, vitiates, weakens, or pollutes; faultless; real; perfect."

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