Thought n° 255 Friday 12 September Courage. Suffice it for us to know that Jesus loves us greatly. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 254 Thursday 11 September Love Jesus, love Him a lot, but for this you must love sacrifice more. Love could be bitter. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 253 Wednesday 10 September Be cheerful. Jesus will take care of everything. Let us pay no attention to people who do not know what they are saying. Let us trust in Jesus and our heavenly Mother, and everything will work out well. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 252 Tuesday 09 September God loves us, and this is shown by the fact that He tolerates us when we offend Him. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 251 Monday 8 September This heart of mine is Yours… my Jesus, so take this heart of mine, fill it with Your love and then order me to do whatever You wish. Padre Pio

Thought n° 250 Sunday 7 September A single act of love of God, made during a period of aridity is worth more than a hundred made with affection and consolation. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 249 Saturday 6 September The more bitterness you have, the more love you will receive. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 248 Friday 5 September If God does not offer you sweetness, then you must still be content, patiently eating your bread, even if it is dry, doing your duty without any compensation, for the present. By doing this our love for God is selfless, and one loves and serves God in this way…

Thought n° 247 Thursday 4 September You who are responsible for souls, try with love, with much love, with all your love; and if that is useless… punish because Jesus who is our model, taught us this, creating Paradise but also Hell. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 246 Wednesday 3 September Only love can make us indomitable and the language of love is being convinced of confidence. How beautiful love is when received as a gift and how ugly if sought after or demanded. Padre Pio