The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
JOHN OF THE CROSSWho teaches the soul if not God?
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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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All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by 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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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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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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than 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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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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The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
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See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
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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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