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The goodness and the true presence of God embodied by Padre Pio was so clearly portrayed by the stories in Book I that I thought no other book could bring me closer to Padre Pio and make me feel so clearly and deeply the Love of God. 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Whenever I find my faith in prayer to be flagging, my hope fading and my worry growing so great that I think it cannot be endured one more second, I just reread Book II and my heart is at one with Padre Pio again, and I no longer fear the evil of the world. Thank you, Diane and Ron, for this latest effort. 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