What is one of the conflicts in "A Good Man Is Hard To Find," and how is this conflict resolved?

One
of the central conflicts in Flannery OConnors short story A Good Man is Hard to Find (1953) is
between the grandmothers convenient perception of Christian grace and the demanding way in which
grace actually operates. In Flannery OConnors , grace never comes sweetly or easily; neither can
it be brought about only by rituals, such as singing Gospel songs and attending Sunday mass
regularly. Grace is often terrifying and tests you beyond your imagination. I have found that
violence is strangely capable of returning my characters to reality and preparing them to accept
their moment of grace, OConnor said of A Good Man is Hard to Find. She was also of the opinion
that All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is
painful.

OConnors worldview of suffering as a trigger for grace was no doubt
influenced by her own devout Catholic faith and her physical difficulties. Confined to her home
since the age...