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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.

John of the Cross

The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
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Divine Light Perfection Soul Window
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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Agreement Remember Silence
My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Dry Forget Spirit Yourself
Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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Compassionate Kindness Yourself
To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Deep God Love Transformation
Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Hurt Need Word Worth
Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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God Human Live World Yourself
God leads every soul by a separate path.
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God Leadership Path Separate
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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Desire Difficult Give Up God Love Prayer Reason Satisfaction Soul
Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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Failure Greatness Heart Love
Silence is God’s first language.
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God Language One Liner Silence
Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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Courage Goodness Man Path Perseverance Spirit
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Confidence God Instruction Strength Yourself
Do not let your “eye” be drawn by the false “beacon lamps” -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.
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Corruption Eyes Fame Live Position Possession Yourself
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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Care God Journey Quiet Soul
God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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Conscience Desire God Performance Purity Small Work

Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.

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