St Pio of Pietrelcina

In Assisi, by the frescoes of St Clare and St Francis

This is one of my favorite prayers by St Pio of Pietralcina, (1887-1968) whose liturgical feast we celebrate today:

My dear Jesus, release from my mind and heart 
- any troubles from the past, 
- any worries about the present, 
- any anxieties about the future. 
So that I can desire always, and in everything, just one thing 
– TO GO AGAINST MYSELF IN FAVOR OF YOUR LOVE. 
I entrust my reckless and troubled past to Your bountiful Mercy, o Lord. 

I also entrust to Your infinite Love my confused and undecided present. 

And I entrust to Your holy Providence my mysterious future. Amen.