How can the Grace come to the help of the sinner?
It does not help the sinner to be a sinner! It helps the sinner to give up his sin; that is to say, it does not push away the sinner, saying: "I will not do anything for you." It is there, always, even when he is sinning, to help him to come out of it, but not to continue in his sin.
There is a great difference between this and the idea that you are bad and so: "I will not look after you, I shall throw you far away from me, and whatever is to happen to you will happen, I am not concerned about it." This is the common idea. One says: "God has rejected me, you know." It is not that. You may not be able to feel the Grace, but It will always be there, even with the worst of sinners, even with the worst of criminals, to help him to change, to be cured of his crime and sin if he wants to. It will not reject him, but It will not help him to do evil. It would not be the Grace any longer.
