The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
JOHN OF THE CROSSTo love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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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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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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The 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.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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