Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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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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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.
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Silence is God’s first language.
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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
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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 all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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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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In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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My sole occupation is love.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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