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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.

John of the Cross

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
Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Eyes Myself See
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
At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Evening Judgment Life Love Ourselves
The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Feed Flow Heaven Life
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
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Dry Forget Spirit Yourself
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
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Faith God Soul
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Glory God Seek
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Agreement Remember Silence
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
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
In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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Fear Flower Love Mountain Myself Search Wild
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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Failure Greatness Heart Love
There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Better Love Necessary

Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.

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