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The Astonishing Experience Of Gift Series
Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Mary is the opposite of Eve, totally open to the plan of God as Eve was closed in, and thus she was able to accept the Greatest Gift, Jesus Christ.
strength to direct the will[87]. It is already present in faith, indeed it
is called forth by faith. Charity in truth feeds on hope and, at the same
time, manifests it. As the absolutely gratuitous gift of God, hope bursts
into our lives as something not due to us, something that transcends every
law of justice. Gift by its nature goes beyond merit, its rule is that of
superabundance.
