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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSSeek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
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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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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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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