God is a dark night to man in this life.
JOHN OF THE CROSSNot to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
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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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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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