In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
JOHN OF THE CROSSWhen there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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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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Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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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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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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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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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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