The Meaning of Life, the Universe

and Everything:

God first willed the world--willing and loving are the same with him--and the world budded forth and grew, as an outcome of his act of love. The world exists because God loved it; it continues because God continues to love it...--Charles Journet, The Meaning of Grace, trans. A. V. Littledale, (New York: Scepter Publications, 1996,) 18.

I'm only just beginning this book, but it seems like the best, clearest, most comprehensive summary of grace I've seen.  Highly recommended, especially for anyone looking for a good discussion of deification (Scripture, tradition, philosophical grounding, etc.)  For this we were created--to love, and be loved in return.