How do we make progress in our relationship with God?

Purity of mind and singleness of intention. In this reading, Thomas a Kempis shows us the kind of intention we need as we approach God. We must have in mind His will and our neighbour's good. But having this intention requires us to have a pure heart. So many things depend on the state of our affections. The world "seems" to us as our heart desires. Our heart influences our judgments of the world. How we need the Lord to purify our hearts.