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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.

John of the Cross

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
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Dry Forget Spirit Yourself
In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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Darkness God Night River Soul
All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
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Body Desire Love Memories Power Soul Work
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Confidence God Instruction Strength Yourself
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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Account Goodness Peace Service Yourself
The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Growth Love Soul Walk
If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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Care Intellectual Man Memories See Virtue
He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Avoid Goodness Prayer
He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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Hide Himself Love Shame World
God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Darkness God Life Man Night
Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Faith God Soul
Silence is God’s first language.
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God Language One Liner Silence
If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Learning Perfection Progress Yourself
Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Love Yourself
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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Care God Journey Quiet Soul

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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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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