Silence is God’s first language.
JOHN OF THE CROSS
JOHN OF THE CROSS
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
John of the CrossJohn 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.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross God is a dark night to man in this life.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross 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.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross 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.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross
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Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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