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You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;' but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. 'It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 'Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 'You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'* But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 'You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,* and hate your enemy.*' But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.

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Love One Another! 14/2009 → True Love Waits - Pure Hearts

The following are excerpts from the testimonies of members who have joined the Movement for Pure Hearts and entrusted themselves to Jesus Christ through Mary. They have decided to work hard on themselves, so as to discover what it means to love truly:

“I am happy to inform you that I have joined MPH. My life used to be quite different. I spent all my time going to soccer games (it was the after-games events that really interested me.). I hung out in dubious company. Parties and boozing it up with the buddies were the norm. For several years I wallowed in this mire, until Jesus knocked at the door of my filthy heart and proceeded to clean it up for me. He has shown me that you can live a different life and be truly happy. For two years I have been a member of the Crusade for Abstinence. I offer up my abstinence for people who are still enslaved by alcohol. Now that I have joined MPH I have vowed to stay chaste as a gift to my future wife. I have been pure for over a year. I believe that true love can only be built on chastity. Although it is very hard to be pure these days, I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. I want to build my life on the Rock — Jesus.” Damian;

“My life has turned around since I joined MPH. I am slowly rebuilding my ruined conscience. Only now do I realize that I had been blind to God’s light. Pornography and sexual promiscuity blinded me. Today I am celebrating my personal success: fifty days of persevering in chastity. Thanks to prayer and reading the Bible I can now tell right from wrong, good from bad. I know the road ahead will be long and rough, and that I may yet disappoint my Savior at times, but I want to fight the good fight. My wish is that all your readers will find their mission in life on this earth.” Paul;

“I decided to join MPH not only to remain chaste, but also to be a member of a community that prays for those who are sexually promiscuous. I know we can pray for chastity and obtain it for others. Let us not be afraid to give witness to chastity, even if others do not understand us and mock us, or label us as ‘behind the times.’ Let us be brave in our witness to chastity!” A reader;

“I lived in sin for eight years. Then, one night, feeling utterly helpless, and crying my heart out, I said, ‘there is no God.’ The reality, though, was that my tears were a cry for love from one who felt totally unloved; and God heard my cries. While I was in the army, I went on a walking pilgrimage to Jasna Gora. There, after three years of estrangement from the Church, I went to confession. But I was still far from a real conversion. Right after the pilgrimage I started praying the rosary. At first I had to fight literally over every decade. In time, however, I was able to say the whole rosary. I also began to pray the chaplet of divine mercy. I am convinced that it was thanks to Mary that a year after that night of my ‘showdown’ with God, I was able to rid myself of the sin of masturbation. I achieved it by taking little steps: first one month of not doing it, then another, and so on. It was hard, for the devil tempted me every day. Now I have been chaste for a year. I continue to pray the rosary, go to confession regularly, and receive Holy Communion frequently. Now I want to join MPH.” Luke;

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The above article was published with permission from "Love One Another!" - May 2016

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