Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
JOHN OF THE CROSSStrive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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