Gratuitous Grace

How can we get God's favor if we try?
How can we milk the Sacraments for grace?
It's not a process open to the eye,
it's not a thing we capture on its face.

Grace is not automatic, but a gift,
gratuitous, it's out of our control,
without the means of grace we are adrift,
it is God's choice, to starve or flood the soul.

Yet much depends upon our disposition,
if we desire grace, He gives it free,
God wants to help us carry out our mission,
if we use reverence and humility.

I'll pray for grace sincerely in my heart,
and trust, O God, that You will do Your part.

                       -- by Pete Voelz       3/06