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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLive as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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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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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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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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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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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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.
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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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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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