Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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If it were given to a man to see virtue’s reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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