2025 OCT Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 3. Hint 1: A steadfast allegiance that mirrors the constancy of the Divine, even when circumstances wane.
  2. 4. Hint 1: An inward gladness that transcends circumstances, rooted in divine presence.
  3. 5. Hint 1: The quiet, gradual process of being set apart, where the soul is gradually conformed to the image of the divine.
  4. 7. Hint 1: The ultimate act of divine intervention, altering the course of the eternal.
  5. 10. Hint 1: The undeserved current, flowing from the divine to the undeserving, irreducible to merit.
  6. 12. Hint 1: A transaction of cosmic magnitude, where a price is paid to reclaim what was lost.
  7. 14. Hint 1: The unseen tether that binds the soul to the infinite, defying reason.
  8. 15. Hint 1: A mosaic of divine utterances, woven through time.
Down
  1. 1. Hint 1: The apprenticeship of a soul to the Master, shaped by His life and teachings.
  2. 2. Hint 1: The transcendent purity that separates the Creator from creation, yet calls the created to partake.
  3. 6. Hint 1: The quiet submission of will, yielding to a higher commandment that calls the soul to action.
  4. 7. Hint 1: A paradox of divine economy, where pain is redeemed and sorrow yields eternal gain.
  5. 8. Hint 1: The self-emptying force that binds together heaven and earth, unquantifiable and divine.
  6. 9. Hint 1: The releasing of debts in the court of the soul, where justice is tempered by mercy.
  7. 11. Hint 1: A deep, spiritual communion that transcends mere association, rooted in shared life with the Divine.
  8. 12. Hint 1: A pivot of the inner man, a radical reorientation that confounds worldly wisdom.
  9. 13. Hint 1: The unspoken communion between creature and Creator, veiled in words both heard and unheard.