Pure hearts and minds

A clear glass of water sits on a table at a crossroads of painted lines on the wood grain, with three shadowy hands reaching from different sides trying to tip it, while the glass stays upright and unspilled, with the words “pure hearts and minds” lettered by hand.

Lord, please give your people the grace to stand up to the temptations of the world, of our own selfish desires, and of the devil, and to follow you, the only God, with pure hearts and minds. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7 (BSB)

Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer (1662), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.