Divine grace is the great element of saving power; without it all human effort is unavailing.—Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students (1882), p. 538. Christ delights to take apparently hopeless material, those whom Satan has debased and through whom he has worked, and make them the subjects of His grace.—Testimonies for the Church (1882), vol. 6, p. 308. Further, she writes that it is also the grace of God that keeps us from falling, and enables us to remain steadfast and true to the divine calling.