Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
JOHN OF THE CROSSNow that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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My sole occupation is love.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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 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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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 dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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.
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