... we ought so to work that our possibility may be made actual by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we may thus move from virtue to virtue and from degree to degree by means of the one who is faith and love. In and of ourselves we can do nothing without Christ, but all that we can do we can do in the one who alone fills our deficiencies, so that on the day of resurrection we may be found to be an integral and noble member of Christ. And, without doubt, in believing and loving with all our strength we can by diligent prayer obtain this grace of increased faith and love and draw near Christ's throne with confidence, for Christ is most merciful and allows no one to be defrauded by one's holy desire.
(pp. 202-203)
It is now obvious to us that we are drawn to the unknown God by the movement of the light of the grace of one who can be known only by self-disclosure. And God wills to be sought and wills to give to seekers the light without which they are unable to seek God.
(p. 226)
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