Live 4 The LORD

God does not give himself completely to us, he does not transform us entirely in himself, nor perfect us in his unity, until he finds us empty of everything contrary to his will. Not only sin, but also the least voluntary defects, deliberate imperfections and infidelity, are contrary to God’s will and perfection. God cannot want such things, nor can he admit to perfect union with himself a soul that is ensnared by any of these. It follows that our cooperation with the action of grace consists above all in freeing ourselves, with the help of grace itself, from everything that is contrary to God.