When we love someone, we want immediately to give them gifts, the most precious of gifts. The same is true of our God. We are so beloved by Him that He has given us the most precious gift he can give; we call this gift grace. Grace is more precious in His eyes than any tangible treasure. By means of this grace, we have also received everything that makes for life and devotion so that we may come to share in His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4).
It seems beyond our comprehension even to try to grasp all that our God has given us. How can we ever repay Him for such generosity? Saint Peter tells us that we can begin by doing our very best to make every effort to supplement our faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love (2 Peter 1:5-7).
All this sounds like a very tall order indeed. Luckily for us, God is not only the giver of these gifts; He will also help us to bring them to fulfillment.
Have a great day.
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