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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.

John of the Cross

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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Earth God Heart Himself Live Soul World
God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Beautiful Fall God World
Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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Acceptance Obedience Reason Sacrifice
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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Complain Fragile Himself Humble Listening Talk
Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Eyes Myself See
The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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Purity Carry Training Understand
Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Darkness Endurance Greatness Light Preparation
Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Hurt Need Word Worth
There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Better Love Necessary
When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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Draw Love
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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Darkness Faith Forget God Himself Leaving Live Protection Wrong
If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Learning Perfection Progress Yourself
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Faith God Soul
The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Divine Light Perfection Soul Window
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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Adversity God Joy Judgement Sadness World
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Charity End Judgement Life

At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.

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