At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
JOHN OF THE CROSSIn the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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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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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
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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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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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The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.
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There is nothing better or more necessary than love.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.
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Who teaches the soul if not God?
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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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