So You Think You Are Unworthy?

So, my friend, you think you are unworthy of God's love and help? You're wrong. Saint Faustina of the Divine Mercy said that those of us--myself included--who are the greatest sinners, the weakest of the weak, actually deserve God's mercy more than the others. Yes, it's true. Jesus delights in giving us His love and mercy. God is Love and Mercy, so never fear, and never hesitate to run to Him with all your sorrows and problems and mistakes.

Saint Padre Pio, too, encouraged everyone, especially the greatest of sinners, to run to Jesus for mercy and forgiveness and love. John McCaffery personally knew Padre Pio before the Padre died, and in John's book he says, "The fact that I write a book about Padre Pio is no guarantee of any worthiness of my own. On the contrary, the fact that such a person as myself [a weak sinner] writes such a book is but one more proof that Padre Pio, like his Master Jesus, came not just for the naturally good, but also and especially for the black sheep of the flock." (The Friar of San Giovanni: Tales of padre Pio)

From my own personal experience, I can totally agree with John's words above. I have written and published ten books, most of them about Saint Padre Pio and one about Saint Faustina, and I can tell you that God chooses the weakest to do His work because He knows we won't take credit for it. He knows that we know that we are the weakest of the weak and the most miserable of sinners. We know that anything good we do is done by God through us. On our own, as Saint Padre Pio said, we can only sin. We are in most need of God's constant mercy and love. What about you, my friend? Do you need God's mercy and love? Here are more encouraging words from John McCaffery, Padre Pio's personal friend and biographer:

"Like the church, Saint Padre Pio was and is there chiefly for those who need help and guidance, rather than for those who don't. And in order to help, Padre Pio had to be close to us, to be able to fully understand us and our difficulties."

In response to John's words you say, "But Saint Padre Pio is dead. How can he help me?"

Saint Padre Pio is not dead; he is alive in Heaven where his spirit can travel freely to help you whenever you call upon him to intercede for you with Jesus. As John says, ". . . Padre Pio is generous, compassionate, understanding, humorous, definitely one of us," so don't hesitate to ask for his help. "On earth, he was no dweller in an ivory tower, neither is he remotely inaccessible now that he is in Heaven. Today, as then, he is sympathetically aware of our limitations, our needs, and our weak-willed aspirations.

"Despite Saint Padre Pio's great gifts and powers, and remembering them, let us think of him as being here alongside each of us to help us in our trials and difficulties. If you truly desire it, that is exactly where you will find him." (The Friar of San Giovanni, page 139)

Yes, Saint Padre Pio is right there alongside you, my friend, so don't wait to ask him for his help. Have a great day!