Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSAbide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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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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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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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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Silence is God’s first language.
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