He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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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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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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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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