Soren Kierkegaard famously said, “purity of heart is to will one thing.”
To center back on our call to will one thing, namely the will of God, is the chief purpose of Lent. This week’s gospel reading comes from Matthew 4:1-11. It’s the scene of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. The Liar and Destroyer tempts Jesus, beckoning him to use God’s power to turn stones to bread, to use God’s power to call the angels to his aid, and he offers him the authority over all the kingdoms of the world, if only Jesus would will to bow down to the Deceiver.
But Jesus does not. Â He wills only one thing–only that which the Father wills. He is pure in heart. [Read more…] about To Will One Thing; A Lenten Reflection on Matthew 4:1-11