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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.

John of the Cross

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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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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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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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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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The soul that journey’s to God, but doesn’t shake off it’s cares and quiet it’s appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill.
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