“Prayer comes first in the day”.
“This orderly and precious way of organizing my time starting from a special moment dedicated to God”.
“This week […] what I find most positive is having dedicated a privileged time to the Lord, whom I have rediscovered to be in a special and strong way at the center of our lives.”.
"Yes, I believe that prayer is the best resource capable of giving us the strength to put things into perspective, to think in a calm and balanced way, because from it is reborn the conviction that when God is with us we have nothing to fear.".
"The idea came to me of doing a kind of prayer exchange, if you will, that is, offering a special prayer to the Lord every day for all the people who remember me and love me. I believe there's nothing more beautiful than being able to offer one's prayer as a gift to others. Prayer reaches everywhere; it's a kind of universal embrace that can reach everyone, everywhere.".
"I've been feeling pretty good these last few days: I've started praying in the morning with the letter of James because I feel it's closer to our reality.".
"Only by daring, I believe, can we measure the greatness of God who works "miracles" in our lives. If we think about it, throughout our lives, Christians are called to dare, to take risks:
– “knock and the door will be opened to you”: the risk of asking;
– "Make the most of your talents": the risk of "throwing yourself away"
– “let your speech be yes, yes, no, no”: the risk of taking sides…
May the Lord therefore always help us to ask and forgive us for those times when we are "lukewarm".
“Ask God to express life in whatever situation we find ourselves: good or bad, happy or adverse, exhilarating or depressing.”
“This is exactly how one must do, or should do, in life: living moment by moment as the situation presents itself, living today to the fullest, trusting in God for tomorrow; entrusting the new day to Him.”, and adds: “I truly realize that God is capable of working this miracle in me too, and for this reason I try to open my heart to Him, to pray, to stay close to Him.”.
“I will pray a lot these days because I feel the need for God to enlighten me in the choices I intend to make.”.
“Step by step, God will show us the path to follow and, in this certainty, we continue to live with hope and serenity.”.
From Laura Vincenzi, Letters from a girlfriend, edited by Guido Boffi, passim
