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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 Cross

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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Love Peaceful Secret Soul Spirit
Who teaches the soul if not God?
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God Soul Spiritual Teaching
Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Darkness Faith Himself Light Man Night Way
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.
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Excellence Goodness Love Remember Value
Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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Compassionate Kindness Yourself
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Advice Faith Ourselves
The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Divine Light Perfection Soul Window
He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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Hands Himself Lose Man Opportunity Recovery
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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Healing Leadership Meditation Ourselves Spirit Wound
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.
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Hide Himself Love Shame World
Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Hurt Need Word Worth
The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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Purity Carry Training Understand
Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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Clarity Confession Purity Sin Strive
To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Desire Knowledge Possession Reach Satisfaction
Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek
The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Growth Love Soul Walk

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.

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