If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
JOHN OF THE CROSSTo 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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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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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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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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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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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out 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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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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