I have already walked part of the way,
sometimes in joy, sometimes in suffering,
but always carrying an overflowing hope in my heart.
Because God is our Mother, Mary,
has always accompanied me.

If God would allow me to choose,
I would not take any other path than this.

I have always hoped in Him,
and consequently joy and bliss have never left me
and I have known love.

Here is God granting me today
a few moments of intimacy with Him.

I have wanted it for a long time;
I finally start writing some thoughts that come from the heart:
they are the experience of a lifetime.

They are the confidences of a father.

I will not be able to tell you anything totally new.

I would just like to remind you of a few words
that have already been said on other occasions,
certainly, it has come, good counsellor, to your ears, to your heart.

In the whirlwind of today’s life,
be silent within yourself and meditate on these thoughts
that flow from the depths of my soul.

I hope these simple reflections can enlighten you, give you peace
and make you an apostle, a man of prayer and love.

May the Peace and Grace of the Lord
may they always be with you on the path of hope.