What Does a Pure Heart Actually Look Like?

There are certain instances when the state of a man's heart is revealed through his words and deeds. True purity of the heart and poverty of spirit are quite striking when witnessed personally, as they are often revealed through the Christians simplicity and meekness, unaccompanied by any great sign or wonder to be perceived by the less spiritually advanced. 

Saint John of Kronstadt and many others speak often about the great difficulty in acquiring purity of heart, as well as the gifts bestowed when purification begins taking place. In his great spiritual journal, “My Life in Christ”, St. John writes