Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIn sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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 the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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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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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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