Everything is Grace

God sends us grace for our pilgrim journey on earth - grace that goes before us and grace that follows after us. If we properly receive the grace from the Lord, then we will actually be changed! As the collect prayer stated, we then will “always be determined to carry out good works”. This is the part we play in our relationship with the Father - He always offers us the gift of grace to fortify our souls and help us grow; we then need to responding to the graces given. If we do respond well, we will become saints!