What is the relationship between divine providence and divine grace?

The Fathers of the School of Alexandria thought much about God’s love for the human race. So, what is the relationship between grace and divine providence?

First: we cannot separate one from the other, for the very purpose of grace is to awaken the believer to realize that he cannot regain the image of God in himself without grace. And the purpose of divine providence is to enable the believer to accompany God in every aspect of his life , even during sleep, that it may carry him into the divine embrace. God’s love for humanity is the essence of divine grace and His providential care for us.

Second: grace protects a person from deviation . This deviation may be behavior that is inappropriate to God’s children. Or it may be the appeasing of one’s conscience by performing outward acts and attending to one’s moral reputation, yet never experiencing ongoing life, renewal, and flourishing in the knowledge of God, and liberation from glory unto glory through tasting the sweetness of the pledge of heaven while still in the flesh in this world. At the same time, grace reveals God’s care for us in that He sanctifies us, and in our conduct as sojourners in this world until we meet with the Lord face to face.

Third : divine providence reveals to us how God created the earth, the seas, and all of nature, even what seems trivial to us; in order for us to grow in knowledge and holiness. If He cares so for all creation, how much more must He care for the salvation of humanity?