Purity of Intention

The criterion by which the cross becomes “white”: suffering borne with three-fold purity — voluntary acceptance, love of God, and love of neighbor — as the operative condition for the cross’s sanctifying efficacy. (E)

Anchors: 1 Corinthians 13:3; Matthew 5:8; Hebrews 12:2; Matthew 6:22 — Appearances: 25. Full Registry entry.