Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
JOHN OF THE CROSSLord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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My sole occupation is love.
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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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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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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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