Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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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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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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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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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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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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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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