It is a whisper which comes out of the utter silence, a light which glimmers where all was sable night. It is the mysterious herald of the Overself.
-- Category 18: The Reverential Life > Chapter 5: Grace>#12
There are little graces, such as those which produce the glimpse; but there is only one great Grace: this produces a lasting transformation, a deep radical healing and permanent enlightenment.
-- Category 18: The Reverential Life > Chapter 5: Grace>#13
It is a mystery of Grace that it will come looking for one who is not pursuing truth, not looking for holiness, not even stumbling towards any interest in spirituality. And it will capture that person so completely that the character will totally change, as in Francis of Assisi's case, or the world view will totally change, as in Simone Weil's case.
Category 18: The Reverential Life > Chapter 5: Grace>#258
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