The aim of God′s Word is to inspire hope, to lead us to ... climb step by step heavenward, with ever-increasing vigor....We attain a likeness of character to God by the imparting of His own grace.... As wax takes the counterpart of the seal, so the soul receives and retains the moral image of God. We become filled and transfigured by His brightness, as the cloud—dark in itself—when filled with the light is turned to stainless whiteness. (OHC 71.5) MC VC