The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSAbide 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.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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My sole occupation is love.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
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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.
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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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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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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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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.
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