DAY 2: ABANDONMENT AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD

From the Gospel according to Matthew (8: 5-10)

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached Jesus and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully‟. He said to him “I will come and cure him". The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed. For I, too, am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, “Go‟, and he goes; and to another, “Come here", and he comes; and to my slave, “Do this", and he does it‟. When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such great faith".

From the writings of Padre Pio

Do not lose confidence in Divine Providence. Trust in God, and abandon yourself to Him. Let Him take care of you. Be calm and you will not be confused.... What I desire is that as your challenges grow, so also may your abandonment and confidence in God grow even more ... A soul that trusts in the Lord and places all its hope in Him, has nothing to fear. (Letters II)

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Prayer

Loving Saint Pio, you had compassion on human misery, and gave comfort to the afflicted. You obtained graces, consolation and peace for them from the Lord. Help us through the adversities of life, especially in our illnesses and infirmities, not to rebel against them. Help us to accept the will of God with confidence and abandonment in Him.

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Glory be

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Col 4:6

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