Thought n° 28 Sunday 28 January As long as you are afraid, you will not sin. Maybe, Father, but I suffer a great deal. Certainly, one suffers, but one must have confidence; there is the fear of God and the fear of Judas. Too much fear makes us act without love, and too much confidence…

Thought n° 27 Saturday 27 January Remember that at first a mother teaches her child how to walk by supporting him, but later he has to walk by himself. You, therefore, must think things out for yourself. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 26 Friday 26 January One must always go forward and never back in the spiritual life. When a boat stops, instead of going forward the wind blows it back. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 25 Thursday 25 January Learn to better recognize and adore the divine will in all the events of life. Padre Pio!

Thought n° 24 Wednesday 24 January If we want a harvest, planting is not so important as sowing the seeds in a good field. When these become plants, great care must be taken that the tender little plants are not suffocated by weeds. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 23 Tuesday 23 January Let us never oppose the designs of divine providence, which, alternating joys with tears in the life of the individual and of nations, leads them to the achievement of our last end. Let us look beyond the appearances of the hand of man to discover the hidden hand of…

Thought n° 22 Monday 22 January In the spiritual life, the faster we run, the less tired we feel; actually, peace, the prelude to eternal happiness, will come to us and will make us happy and strong, in proportion to how we allow Jesus to live in us, mortifying ourselves. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 21 Sunday 21 January Always remember that God sees everything! Padre Pio!

Thought n° 20 Saturday 20 January Detach yourself from the world. Listen to me. One person drowns on the high seas, another chokes on a glass of water. What difference is there between these two; are they not both dead? Padre Pio!

Thought n° 19 Friday 19 January Only a general knows how and when to use one of his soldiers. Wait, your turn will come. Padre Pio!