– Soul cries -
From Padre Pio writings:
Deep darkness envelops me; an invisible and powerful force splits me up and disperses me to the four winds and while I am trying to gather up what remains of my scattered faculties, everything vanishes once more as if completely crushed and cancelled. Dear God! I come to you in deep cpnfusion, to you who are what you are, while I myself am a miserable nonentity worthy only of your contempt and commiseration. But I realize that I am dealing with God and that he is mine. Ah, yes, who can deny that he is mine ? … I re-read your repeated assurances and exhortotions and find it impossible to assimilate them fully, I ask myself if in my insensible belief there may not be something harmful to my soul, a lack of that conformity which God wants from me. Alas! The feelings which rise up in me on this account go to both extremes, they clash and reduce my soul to a state in which it is almost powerless to react and they keep it in greatest torment day and night. ( Letters I, 1229/1230) Leggi tutto »