Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIn the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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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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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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