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.
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.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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To 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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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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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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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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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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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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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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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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The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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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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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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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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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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