At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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