In this meditation, we turn to Padre Pio, one of the great meditation masters of the Franciscan tradition, and his famous teaching: “Pray, hope and don’t worry.”
We gently notice the worries, stresses and anxieties we may be carrying and consider how much mental and emotional space they occupy. Padre Pio’s teaching offers another way: letting go of useless worry, deliberately choosing hope, and returning through prayer to a deeper trust in divine love.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introducing Padre Pio
00:48 – Entering the meditation
02:05 – Relaxing the body
02:40 – Noticing anxiety, stress and worry
04:35 – Pray, hope and don’t worry
05:25 – Why worry is useless
07:05 – Responding to worry with hope
08:55 – What hope really means
10:25 – Building the muscles of hope
11:10 – Returning to prayer
12:55 – Pray, hope and let go of worry
14:10 – Closing the meditation
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