Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
JOHN OF THE CROSSThe window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light.
More John of the Cross Quotes
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Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.
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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 leads every soul by a separate path.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Let all find COMPASSION in YOU.
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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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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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Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.
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My sole occupation is love.
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