Lord's grace to you JMJ. :) We need to be VERY CAREFUL as to what we say scripture means so as to not lead others astray....
Jesus said: Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened for you.
I ask for the conversion of those who live in mortal sin. I ask that they be given grace. In His mercy, love, and kindness God will answer because He thirsts for souls.
What the person does after receiving grace is up to them. No one ever said the cross was easy.