Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
JOHN OF THE CROSSYearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLive as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod is a dark night to man in this life.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLove consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIn sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
JOHN OF THE CROSSOh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
JOHN OF THE CROSSIn 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 CROSSThe virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThough 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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSTake 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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