At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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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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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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.
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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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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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