Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
JOHN OF THE CROSSDo not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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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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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
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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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