Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
JOHN OF THE CROSSAt the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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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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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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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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