Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIn the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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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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It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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