Heavenly Homeland

You are hoping to reach the Heavenly Homeland, and when you do, you will finally rest in Jesus' Sacred Heart. Saint Padre Pio speaks of this future of yours when he says this to you: "May Jesus continue to possess your heart, as you will one day possess His in the Heavenly Homeland."

But if you fear you will not reach that Heavenly Homeland, take encouragement from what Padre Pio says next: "You must not fear at all, because God, who is always faithful to His promises, will not permit you to be oppressed." St. Padre Pio is basing that claim for you on God's own Word in 1 Corinthians 10:13, where the Holy Spirit says that if you put your faith in God, He will not allow you to be tempted "beyond that which you are able to bear, but with the temptation will also provide a way to escape so that you may be able to bear the temptation." (I've paraphrased that.)

But in reply, you say to me, "Oh, but I'm so weak and so often tempted to sin." Well, St. Padre Pio assures you in the next few sentences: "Once again I assure you that your soul is pleasing to God. You are not sinning in the trials which you are experiencing, do you understand? Therefore, you must not have any fear at all in this regard." (Letters 3, pp. 878-879)