The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
JOHN OF THE CROSSAll 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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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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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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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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My sole occupation is love.
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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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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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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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