the necessary grace

"Let us hope! He who teaches us so carefully will give us the necessary grace to benefit from his lessons....  All that he tells us to do, all that he calls us to do, gives us the strength to do it, through the sheer effectiveness of his divine Word. ... By the very fact that his Word is divine, Jesus gave to all of us this grace that will be sufficient for all the moments of our life. Therefore we should never get discouraged.... No matter how laden with ingratitude, sins, and crimes, even at death's door, it is still possible for us to be perfect and saints during the moments that are left to us in this world and in life eternal...

                                                                  -   Charles de Foucauld,  from Magnificat, July 2019