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Resonance and the driving frequency?

Why does resonance occur in a mass-spring system when the natural frequency = the driving frequency. I think it is because the driving force is always contributing to the kinetic energy of the system rather then acting against it i.e. the driving force is in phase with the velocity of the system, or is there another explanation?