October 11, 2026
On For a Pure Heart
An ancient prayer from Liturgy of St. James for love, holiness, love.
The old prayers have very little interest in making us impressive. They keep asking for mercy, light, purity, patience, and a heart that can survive contact with reality.
Christian memory is not a scrapbook. It is a school. This is one of the lessons.
Source boundary: this post reflects on For a Pure Heart, attributed in the corpus to Liturgy of St. James. No outside sources used.
