I think the spiritual life blossoms when understanding our relationship to God is not one of equal give and take. It is one of loving receptivity and response which is itself a gift. Our acts are real, but we never take spiritual initiative. The canons of the council of orange 529 make this so clear. To realize our prayer and desire is a response to a love that goes before us is a consolation. We would not love nor choose Him had he not loved us and infused this love into us and touched our souls. It's interesting because this shows the intersection of feminism and pelagianism. The wrong idea that grace is something we can match with nature and collaborate equally with it is similar to the feminist usurpations of the role of the masculine and the rejection of femininity as exemplified by Our Lady. She who is full of grace is the model of abandonment to the advances of grace. She is truly feminine. Every soul must imitate our Lady's fiat and truly admit itself the bride of the divine bridegroom.
I think the spiritual life blossoms when understanding our relationship to God is not one of equal give and take. It is one of loving receptivity and response which is itself a gift. Our acts are real, but we never take spiritual initiative. The canons of the council of orange 529 make this so clear. To realize our prayer and desire is a response to a love that goes before us is a consolation. We would not love nor choose Him had he not loved us and infused this love into us and touched our souls. It's interesting because this shows the intersection of feminism and pelagianism. The wrong idea that grace is something we can match with nature and collaborate equally with it is similar to the feminist usurpations of the role of the masculine and the rejection of femininity as exemplified by Our Lady. She who is full of grace is the model of abandonment to the advances of grace. She is truly feminine. Every soul must imitate our Lady's fiat and truly admit itself the bride of the divine bridegroom.
Totally agree, Daniel! Awesome comment.