My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod leads every soul by a separate path.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Abide 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.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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