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John of the Cross

All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
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Body Desire Love Memories Power Soul Work
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
Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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Desire Gratitude Myself
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
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Faith God Soul
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
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
God leads every soul by a separate path.
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God Leadership Path Separate
God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Beautiful Fall God World
When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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Draw Love
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
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Advice Faith Ourselves
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Charity End Judgement Life
God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Darkness God Life Man Night
Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Hurt Need Word Worth
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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Alone Burn Cold Growth Hot Master Soul Virtue

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