Paula D'Arcy has written an enchanting fantasy about the inner journey of transformation. Here is a passage on the spiritual meaning of grace.
"There is a plane of existence that to us is very real. Within this reality we raise our families, publish newspapers, shop for food and clothing, marvel at the world's artistry, form governments, and create laws for the common good. Moving inside of these agreements, we work together with purpose and possibility, never questioning the appearance of things. Yet within this experience, even as we live it, there is something else which knows us, and which is calling us to itself. In the midst of full and complicated lives, it is there. But while many things in life clamor for our attention, this Presence will not force itself to be heard above the competing sounds of our coveted routines. It waits, shimmering, at the edges of our imagination. Only the opening of the heart calls it forward, and only the spirit within is able to know it. Everything else is an echo."
