279.4) This means that we can be content with small progress, baby steps in the
direction of spiritual growth. But we can make progress, little by little, and it is
important to be confident about that. “It is of Divine order that the heart, that
is, man’s interiors, should be purified gradually from evil and falsity.” (Arcana
Coelestia 2634)
What would it look like to be a laborer in the Lord’s harvest? It need not be
grandiose. One way is sincerely asking the Lord to remove our shortcomings
so we can be better laborers. “The Lord’s mercy is perpetual with every person,
for the Lord wills to save all . . . bu Ё!