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― Adolfo Affatato, Padre Pio and I: Memoirs of a Spiritual Son

“Humanity has lost the way of faith and no longer knows how to pray. Today, at the height of the technological era, we have everything we need and want. Yet, our hearts are arid, we lack the love of God, we no longer know how to smile, and we no longer know how to be happy. All this because we have forgotten that God within us continues to knock at our hearts. Only when we discover once again faith in God and in ourselves we will no longer be alone. Then, the things that are impossible today will become possible.”
― Adolfo Affatato, Padre Pio and I: Memoirs of a Spiritual Son

“We must discover within us the divine nature by living and honoring this heritage daily, especially as Padre used to say, “With silence, with prayer and with the continued application of the law of love.” We must love everything and everyone, keeping in mind that it should be done according to our faith and that we will be judged by how we were able to love. On the other hand, even within daily family life, all it takes is just a little misunderstanding to justify resentment which leads to no longer communicating. If only we could see the damage we cause to ourselves with these negative feelings, certainly we would think long and hard before falling into them. I insist on this, because such negativities take us away from that Light and make it dim, though it wants to shine in all its intensity. Whenever a problem arises within the family or outside, we have the ability to resolve any situation through that spark of God that is always ready to intervene and help us bring balance back into our lives. Let us never forget that the divine light is energy. “The energy of divine light is the center of all universal life.”
― Adolfo Affatato, Padre Pio and I: Memoirs of a Spiritual Son