it looks to me like you are talking about the process of sanctification.
a statue cannot carve itself. The master craftsman has to do the job.
Just so we cannot save ourselves. The best we can do is bring ourselves into the presence of the Lord and have him do the work on us. Our part, and it is no easy one--is to get into the presence of the Lord. It is Jesus who enables even the greatest of sinners to get into the presence of the Lord. This is the reason that Jesus is the great and gracious gift from the Lord. The hard truth here is that we can only love God because he first loved us. The calvinist catechism in this respect is we are saved "by grace (of God) through faith (in christ)"
Precisely what I was trying to impart. It is by faith that we approach the presence of the Lord. Faith is the process of tuning into the presence of the Lord. To 'touch the hem' is an act of faith. Thank you for your wisdom, ckilmer.