Every time a soul receives grace, it receives the impulse that comes from God to help it on its journey of faith. It is therefore important to live in obedience to God so that grace may come to open and well-disposed hearts. Faith is necessary for the works of God to be accomplished. But what happens when a soul is not a believer? The answer is this: grace always works unless the heart voluntarily closes itself. Only when the soul tells God that it does not want His help, that it wants to seek for itself the paths to its own fulfillment, does grace withdraw, but it never leaves as long as there is still a possibility for that soul to turn its gaze toward God. Therefore, it is important to pray much for the brothers and sisters who are far from God. Continued prayer for these souls is a very effective means for the Lord to work in them.