" What strikes me about Matt
Talbot and the reason the church is considering his cause for sainthood is this:
he is a model of Christian life and holiness not because things came easy for
him, but precisely because in poverty, addiction, desperation and utter
helplessness he gave himself entirely to God; not because he achieved something
great, but because he allowed God to achieve something great in him. He could
have given up, but instead he gave himself to God. In other words, he is a
striking example that God wants what is best
for us and asks that we cooperate with his grace, with what he is lovingly doing
for us and in us. The struggle to do so —to let go and let God— can be mighty
indeed. "
( By Archbishop J. Peter Sartain , 2007)