Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
Today is the feast day of my favorite saint, St. Padre Pio. His life magnifies the beauty that can come through suffering. I clung to his words many times when I felt that my pain was too deep to handle. I have shared my favorite quotes from this incredible man that will hopefully encourage you to find peace in the trials you face.
“Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
“My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.”
“The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain”
“Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.”
“The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.”
“The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.”