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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod leads every soul by a separate path.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
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The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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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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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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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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Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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.
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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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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Silence is God’s first language.
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