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.
JOHN OF THE CROSSBeloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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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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He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.
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My sole occupation is love.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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Faith is the union of God and the soul.
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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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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