Meaning:
The heart is mentioned in the New Revised Standard Version Bible 898 times. 166 times in the New Testament.
Matthew 22:37 … Jesus said unto him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
Mark 11:23 … “Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, “Be taken up and thrown into the sea”, and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you.”
The Heart, made with pearls, symbolizes JESUS' LOVE for all of us and HIS pureness of heart.
The Circle reminds us of eternity and the never-ending love of our GOD for us.
The 12 beads in the Circle remind us of the 12 followers of Jesus who became the first missionaries of the Christian faith.
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And here is the PDF pattern “Pure Heart" for you to download.
Please do not sell the patterns or the ornaments. If you give them as gifts, please always include the explanation of the symbol. I would love to hear from all who are using my patterns. It would be nice to know that my efforts are not in vain. You find my email address on the pattern if you have any question about it. Happy to help.
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The beads in this pattern can be quite expensive and sometimes difficult to find for purchase, so here is an alternative: "Pure Heart Alternative"
With this ornament you have a choice where to attach the ring of the gold beads to the heart = between the 5 and 3 of the 8 large pearls or in the middle of them (4 and 4). This changes the shape of the heart slightly.
