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resemble its archetype. And so it will be good, since what
resembles the good must be good itself.

Therefore, whoever looks at himself sees in himself what he
desires. And whoever is pure in heart is blessed because,
seeing his own purity, he sees the archetype reflected in the

image. If you see the sun in a mirror then you are not looking
directly at the sky, but still you are seeing the sun just as much
as someone who looks directly at it. In the same way, the Lord

is saying, although you do not have the strength to withstand
the direct sight of the great and inaccessible light of God, if you
look within yourselves once you have returned to the grace of
the image that was placed in you from the beginning, you will

find in yourselves all that you seek.

For to be God is to be pure, to be free from weakness and
passion, to be separated from all evil. If these things are all true
of you then God is within you. If your thought is kept pure from
evil habits, free from passion and weakness, separated from all

stain, you are blessed because your vision is sharp and clear.
You are able to see what is invisible to those who have not
been purified. The eyes of your soul have been cleansed of

material filth and through the purity of your heart you have a
clear sight of the vision of blessedness. What is that vision? It is
purity, sanctity, simplicity, and other reflections of the
brightness of the Divine nature. It is the sight of God.

Or the previous day Second Reading OR Friday Wk 12 A

homily on the Beatitudes by St Gregory of Nyssa, The
hope of seeing God

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. God’s

promise is so great that it passes the furthest limits of
happiness. Given such a blessing, who could desire more,
having already received all things by the fact of seeing God?

Remember that in Scriptural usage ‘seeing’ means ‘having.’
May you see the good things of Jerusalem means ‘may you

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