In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
JOHN OF THE CROSSHowever softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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My sole occupation is love.
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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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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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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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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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Silence is God’s first language.
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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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Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation.
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