What is Divine Grace?

[joshrp]

Hi,

Today I heard some people at church talking about how they believe in karma. In my mind I thought to myself “I don’t believe in karma, I believe in divine grace.”

But I don’t really understand what grace is completely. I feel like my greatest devotion is to God’s grace and bringing it to all people the world over. Only I really don’t know what it is. Is there any kind of devotion to the divine grace like there is to the Divine Mercy for example. Grace is just my favorite thing in the whole world, to be honest.

Does anyone want to talk about this? I would like to have more conversations about this. For the most part, all I’ve gotten from people is that grace is “an undeserved gift of God”. But grace is so multi-faceted that I want to explore every corner, every nook and cranny of it.

Joshua

 

[joshrp]

I found this prayer to Our Mother of Divine Grace
amm.org/memserv/prayers/divinegr.asp

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

I found this prayer to Our Mother of Divine Grace
amm.org/memserv/prayers/divinegr.asp

*Remember O most amiable Virgin Mary, the ineffable power which the Holy Trinity conferred on thee when constituting thee the Mother oMary and Shrine Churchf Divine Grace. Animated with entire confidence in thy all-powerful mediation, we place into thy blessed hands the needs and intentions of all those who are dear to us and for whom we are bound to pray. We pray especially for the Holy Father, for priests, for the conversion of sinners, for the relief of the holy souls in purgatory, and particularly for unity in the Church.

Hail Mary . . .

Lord Jesus, the hour is come, glorify Thy Mother that Thy Mother may glorify Thee. Manifest to all her power and efficacious mediation and grant us the favors we implore through her intercession.

Hear us for Thy Mother’s sake, hear us for love of Thy Mother, we beseech Thee, Lord Jesus. Show Thyself her Son and procure her triumph which we desire in view of Thine own. That Thy kingdom may come, establish the kingdom of Mary, Mother of Divine Grace.

Amen.*

 

[fhansen]

Hi,

Today I heard some people at church talking about how they believe in karma. In my mind I thought to myself “I don’t believe in karma, I believe in divine grace.”

But I don’t really understand what grace is completely. I feel like my greatest devotion is to God’s grace and bringing it to all people the world over. Only I really don’t know what it is. Is there any kind of devotion to the divine grace like there is to the Divine Mercy for example. Grace is just my favorite thing in the whole world, to be honest.

Does anyone want to talk about this? I would like to have more conversations about this. For the most part, all I’ve gotten from people is that grace is “an undeserved gift of God”. But grace is so multi-faceted that I want to explore every corner, every nook and cranny of it.

Joshua

Theologians have related grace to Gods’ love. I believe St Thomas actually associated it with the Holy Spirit, perhaps because the Holy Spirit works interiorly to conform us to the image of God. In any case I believe that grace is the power and love of God-His indwelling presence, itself, in some sense working for our good and our salvation. God is love-maybe grace is that love in action, so to speak.

 

[kimbari]

To believe in karma is a violation of the First Commandment.

 

[Aelred_Minor]

Here’s something of my basic understanding of grace at this time.

The most fundamental distinction between different kinds of grace is between Uncreated Grace and created grace.

Uncreated Grace is simply God Himself, when He gives Himself as a gift. This is what we call the “divine indwelling.” Some theologians (Scotus for example, if I recall) proposed this to be the same thing as sanctifying grace, but the more common position is that sactifying grace and divine indwelling are distinct, though present or absent from a soul at the same time.

The term “created grace” technically could be applied to any other gift of God to us, even material things, but usually it refers to a supernatural divine intervention into the workings of our soul. These interventions can be divided into two kinds: habitual holiness, which is called sanctifying grace and is always accompanied by divine indwelling, and actual grace, which is every lesser kind supernatural spiritual help God gives us, often leading us towards being able to accept sanctifying grace or helping us remain in it.

 

[odhiambo]

Hi,

I believe in divine grace."…
But I don’t really understand what grace is completely. …

Simply put, Divine Grace is a supernatural gift from God to us for our salvation.