Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLive in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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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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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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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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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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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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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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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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