Who teaches the soul if not God?
JOHN OF THE CROSSWhoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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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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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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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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My sole occupation is love.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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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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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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Silence is God’s first language.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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