To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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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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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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They say, “God told me”, or “God replied to me”. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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