Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSSAt the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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My sole occupation is love.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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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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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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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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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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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 soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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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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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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