I assume you're reading this morning's essay on your computer or cellphone.  According to today's Wall Street Journal, soon you'll be able to read it on a MID (mobile Internet device), something so small you can put it in your pocket but so powerful you can see the entire Internet instantly from anywhere.  Sign me up.

You don't have to wait on technology to see God this morning.  We're seeking the happiness Jesus alone can offer, focusing recently on his sixth Beatitude: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God" (Matthew 5:9).  To be "pure in heart" means to be single in purpose.  But we must choose the right focus.  Jesus told us to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…Love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:37, 39).  How do we do this today?

In the Bible, "heart" represents your life center, the origin of your will and actions.  God says to "flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart" (2 Timothy 2:22).  Flee evil, pursue righteousness.  Walk in the will of God and you'll be "pure in heart."

Love the Lord "with all your soul," by practicing the worship of God.  The Psalmist prayed, "Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name" (Psalm 86:11).  To "fear" God is to reverence and worship him.  The "undivided heart" is the pure heart.  Love God with your praise and worship through this day, and you'll be "pure in heart."

Love the Lord "with all your mind," by knowing the word of God.  Know and obey his revealed truth: "Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth…love one another deeply, from the heart" (1 Peter 1:22).  Read Scripture, seeking and following God's revelation for your decisions and life today, and you'll be "pure in heart."

And love your neighbor as yourself: "The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart" (1 Timothy 1:5).  Share God's love by living your faith.  As Francis of Assisi suggested, preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.  Share God's love by caring for hurting souls, showing them God's love in yours.  Share God's love by explaining your faith.  Explain God's salvation to others today, and urge them to experience his grace.  And you'll be "pure in heart."

C. S. Lewis noted that only the pure in heart see God, because only the pure in heart really want to.  Do you?