My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
JOHN OF THE CROSSMy spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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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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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.
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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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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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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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.
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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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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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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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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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