God leads every soul by a separate path.
JOHN OF THE CROSSMy spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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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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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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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My sole occupation is love.
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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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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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