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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSHe 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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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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Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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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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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
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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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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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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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See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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