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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.

John of the Cross

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Deep God Love Transformation
The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Feed Flow Heaven Life
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Healing Leadership Meditation Ourselves Spirit Wound
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.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Easy God Road Suffering Travel Willing
However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

God Goodness Need Ourselves Seek Soft Solitude Surprise Talk Wings
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Charity End Judgement Life
A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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Excellence Goodness Love Remember Value
God leads every soul by a separate path.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

God Leadership Path Separate
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.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Fear Flower Love Mountain Myself Search Wild
Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek
Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Love Yourself
If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Bird Lose Opportunity Yourself
Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Body Myself Separate Soul Spirit
Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Eyes Myself See
Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Desire Difficult Give Up God Love Prayer Reason Satisfaction Soul
Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Darkness Faith Forget God Himself Leaving Live Protection Wrong

My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.

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