"You are not unaware of the fact That I desire to die and to love God; either death or love, given that life without this love is worse than death. Oh my daughter, help me! I am dying and in agony at all times. Everything seems to be a dream to me, and I don't know where I am wandering. Dear God! when will the time come when I, too, can sing: "Is this my rest, oh God in eternity?"  St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Letters III, pp. 410-211)