Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod leads every soul by a separate path.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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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.
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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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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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My sole occupation is love.
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The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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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 is a dark night to man in this life.
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It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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