Prayer on the Sycamore for purity of the eyes and of the heart

The prayer for purity of the eyes and of the heart is one of the intentions taken up within the Prayer on the Sycamore – a shared path of prayer covering various areas in which people lose their way, such as marital relationships, family life and crises of faith. One of them is also the prayer for marriages and families in a time of trial.

A world that attacks the way we look and the heart itself

We live in a world where images strike faster than thought, and where access to sexual content is easier than access to a conversation, to support or to confession.
Addiction to pornography, the eroticisation of content on social media and uncontrolled use of the internet affect children, young people and adults alike today – often in silence, shame and solitude.

This is a problem that:

• destroys relationships and the capacity for closeness

• distorts the image of the body, of love and of sexuality

• weakens marital and family bonds

• leads to isolation, anxiety and the loss of hope

Purity is no longer something we can take for granted.
It has become a fight for the freedom of the heart.

„The eye is the lamp of the body.
So if your eye is healthy,
your whole body will be full of light.”
(Mt 6:22)

Dzika & Figa – the perspective of a married couple

Dzika & Figa – wife and husband

We do not look at this subject with indifference.
As a couple married for 25 years, we see how digital content – often seemingly „innocent” – affects relationships, sensitivity and the capacity for genuine love.

We know that addiction to pornography and to an excess of stimuli:

• rarely begins deliberately

• often develops in solitude

• almost always needs spiritual support

That is why this prayer is not an accusation.
It is an invitation to a road towards freedom.

Who is the prayer for purity of the eyes and of the heart for?

This prayer is:

• for those struggling with pornography and erotic content

• for young people growing up in a world of constant exposure

• for adults who feel they are losing control over what they watch

• for spouses and families affected by the consequences of digital addictions

• for parents praying for their children

You do not need to have the answers ready.
It is enough to want to see differently.

What is the Prayer on the Sycamore for purity?

It is a shared, daily prayer of intercession, inspired by the example of Zacchaeus – who climbed a sycamore in order to see Jesus, even though his life was far from being in order.

It is a prayer:

• for the healing of the way we look

• for freedom of heart

• for the rebuilding of the capacity to love

Without moralising.
Without exposing anyone’s weakness in public.
With faith that the light of Christ is stronger than any screen.

This is the prayer of many „poor little figs” – imperfect people who refuse to accept the enslavement of themselves and of those they love.