Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
JOHN OF THE CROSSSilence is God’s first language.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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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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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
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