Chapter 4: Guidelines for Christian and monastic good practice (paragraphs 1-2)

The first of all things to aim at is to love the Lord God with your whole heart and soul and strength and then to love your neighbour as much as you do yourself. (From para. 1 of Ch. 4 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

The "first of all things to aim at" can also be called "purity of heart". Meditation can bring me to this clarity, confidence, and courage, as Fr John teaches, and allow me to witness Christ from my experience of him.