Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
JOHN OF THE CROSSHe 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.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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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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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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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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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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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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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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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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