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Who teaches the soul if not God?

John of the Cross

He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Hands Himself Lose Man Opportunity Recovery
Silence is God’s first language.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

God Language One Liner Silence
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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Bird Lose Opportunity Yourself
There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Better Love Necessary
Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Acceptance Obedience Reason Sacrifice
Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Hurt Need Word Worth
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Confidence God Instruction Strength Yourself
Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Love Yourself
Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Guide Love Myself Night Transformation
Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Meditation Open Prayer Reading Seek
Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

God Learning Live Prosperity Sin Walk Yourself
To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Deep God Love Transformation
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.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Happiness Holiday Joy Love Service Soul
In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Enlightenment Instruction Sorrow Strength Suffering Yourself
Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Complain Fragile Himself Humble Listening Talk
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.
JOHN OF THE CROSS

Adversity God Joy Judgement Sadness World

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