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My sole occupation is love.

John of the Cross

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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Darkness Endurance Greatness Light Preparation
God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Beautiful Fall God World
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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Alone Burn Cold Growth Hot Master Soul Virtue
God leads every soul by a separate path.
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God Leadership Path Separate
To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Deep God Love Transformation
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Faith God Soul
The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
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Easy God Road Suffering Travel Willing
The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Divine Light Perfection Soul Window
Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Desire Gratitude Myself
A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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Excellence Goodness Love Remember Value
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Confidence God Instruction Strength Yourself
Who teaches the soul if not God?
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God Soul Spiritual Teaching
Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Darkness Faith Himself Light Man Night Way
Silence is God’s first language.
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God Language One Liner Silence
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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Delight Desire Learning Possession Spiritual True Yourself
If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Learning Perfection Progress Yourself
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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Care God Journey Quiet Soul
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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Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek Yourself
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Charity End Judgement Life
He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Avoid Goodness Prayer
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Agreement Remember Silence
Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Love Yourself
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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Account Goodness Peace Service Yourself
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Glory God Seek
God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Darkness God Life Man Night
In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Darkness God Night River Soul
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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Earth God Human Judgement Life Love Possession Success

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