Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThere is nothing better or more necessary than love.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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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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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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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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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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