Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
JOHN OF THE CROSSGod desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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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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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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My sole occupation is love.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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