Look with pure eyes—see God as the goal of every choice.
Look with Pure Eyes
Jesus invites us to look at life with awareness and purpose—to live for something greater than comfort or routine. Our goal is God Himself, the One who gives meaning to all we do. When we look with pure eyes, our choices become clear and our hearts stay faithful to what truly matters.
Based on the Word of Life (September 1980) by Chiara Lubich
✝️ Prayer for Clarity of Heart
Lord, You are the meaning of our days. Forgive us for losing focus on You. Thank You for giving us a purpose that leads to Heaven. Help us see with pure hearts and live for You in everything. Amen.
A royal promise meets a test of faith as she sails toward a choice that will change her fate—and history itself.
Saint Ursula and Her Brave Companions
Around the 4th or 5th century, when the Western Roman Empire was collapsing, a British princess named Ursula was promised in marriage to a pagan prince from across the sea. The union was meant to bring peace between their peoples—but Ursula’s heart already belonged to Christ.
She asked for three years to prepare, not for a wedding, but for a vow. With her father’s blessing, she gathered eleven thousand maidens who wished to consecrate their lives to God. Together they set sail from Britain toward Cologne, Germany, then onward to Rome, where they hoped to seal their devotion with the Pope’s blessing.
But in Cologne, the voyage met its storm. The city had fallen to the Huns—a nomadic people from Central Asia, feared for their ruthless invasions and hatred of Christians. When Princess Ursula and her companions arrived, they were seized. The Hun leader, struck by her grace, offered her a crown and safety if she would be his queen.
Princess Ursula stood calm. “My Lord is greater than any king,” she said. The warlord’s pride turned to rage. An arrow pierced her heart. Her maidens followed her in martyrdom, singing even as the blades fell.
She was slain for refusing to betray her faith, and from her blood grew devotion that swept through Europe. Cologne built a basilica over the place of their martyrdom, and her name became a beacon for those who choose conviction over comfort, eternity over fear.
They called her Saint Ursula—the princess who conquered not by sword or throne, but by surrender.
Based on legend and early Christian tradition surrounding Saint Ursula and her companions.
