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.
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.
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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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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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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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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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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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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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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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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
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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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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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