They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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Strive 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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They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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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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The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of 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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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
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