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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.

John of the Cross

Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
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Darkness Faith Forget God Himself Leaving Live Protection Wrong
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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Happiness Holiday Joy Love Service 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
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Advice Faith Ourselves
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.
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Adversity God Joy Judgement Sadness World
In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Darkness God Night River Soul
In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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Enlightenment Instruction Sorrow Strength Suffering Yourself
Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek
However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

God Goodness Need Ourselves Seek Soft Solitude Surprise Talk Wings
Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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God Learning Live Prosperity Sin Walk Yourself
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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Healing Leadership Meditation Ourselves Spirit Wound
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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Bird Lose Opportunity Yourself
Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Eyes Myself See
The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Feed Flow Heaven Life
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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Care Intellectual Man Memories See Virtue
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

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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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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