At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
JOHN OF THE CROSSAt the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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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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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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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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My sole occupation is love.
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If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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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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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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