In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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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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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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All the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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My sole occupation is love.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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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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