It seems to me that my heart beats to the same rhythm as the heart of Jesus. You can probably imagine how much comfort arises in the heart from the certainty that Jesus dwells within it... It is also true that Jesus often hides, but what does it matter, I will always strive with his help to be close to Him. I must always make sure that these are jokes out of love and that Jesus has not abandoned me. How I wish I had someone with me who could help calm the anxieties and the fire of my heart in these moments.
(Pater Pio, OFMCap /1887–1968/, correspondence I/197–198)
