{"id":566,"date":"2022-11-20T02:24:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/?p=566"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:18:04","slug":"innocence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/?p=566","title":{"rendered":"Innocence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sacredheart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sacredheart.jpg 407w, https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sacredheart-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see it in the child\u2019s eye,<br>And in every heart Truth adorns.<br>It is a pearl beyond price; why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its possessor is like a lily among thorns,<br>As sin makes men think they must sink in its own mire.<br>For to be pure is something that the world scorns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can words describe a virtue more radiant than sapphire,<br>More brilliant than any gold or diamond, without compare!<br>This wonder is not of ourselves, but of One higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who have been soiled need not despair,<br>For there is Penance\u2019s flame, with fasting and prayer.<br>Those who have it still, preserve this garment without wear!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.&#8221; &#8211; Matthew 5:8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8,10,59],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","tag-faith","tag-philosophy","tag-relationships"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361,"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions\/2361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmenidean.is\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}