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“Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.”
-- John of the Cross

#Doe #Saint #Christ
“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.”
-- John of the Cross

#Prayer #Work Out #Sin
“He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.”
-- John of the Cross

#Opportunity #Men #Hands
“Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.”
-- John of the Cross

#Suffering #Remember #Christ
“God leads every soul by a separate path.”
-- John of the Cross

#Soul #Path #Individual
“In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.”
-- John of the Cross

#Meditation #Soul #Spirit
“Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.”
-- John of the Cross

#Love #Inner Peace #Draws
“A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.”
-- John of the Cross

#Christian #Spiritual #Numbers
“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 Cross

#Spiritual #Fire #Peaceful
“The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed...”
-- John of the Cross

#Flow #Tides #Bread
“Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.”
-- John of the Cross

#Dark #Night #Men
“Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.”
-- John of the Cross

#Strong #Broken #Bird
“God desires from you the least degree of purity of conscience more than all the works you can perform.”
-- John of the Cross

#Desire #Degrees #Saint
“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.”
-- John of the Cross

#Christian #Adversity #Joy
“However high be your endeavors, unless you renounce and subjugate your own will - unless you forget yourself and all that pertains to yourself - not one step will you advance on the road to perfection.”
-- John of the Cross

#Perfection #Steps #Forget You
“At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.”
-- John of the Cross

#Faith #Inspiration #Charity
“Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.”
-- John of the Cross

#Clarity #Sin #Purity
“The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.”
-- John of the Cross

#Tired #Soul #Walks
“In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.”
-- John of the Cross

#Dark #Night #Rivers
“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.”
-- John of the Cross

#Peace #Twilight #Judging
“In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.”
-- John of the Cross

#Sympathy #Suffering #Sorrow
“The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light”
-- John of the Cross

#Light #Soul #Window
“If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.”
-- John of the Cross

#Perfection #Progress #Deny
“Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.”
-- John of the Cross

#Pride #Advice #Want
“If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.”
-- John of the Cross

#Opportunity #Bird #Fly Away
“Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.”
-- John of the Cross

#Men #Soul #Suffering
“In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.”
-- John of the Cross

#Confidence #Enlightenment #Instruction
“God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.”
-- John of the Cross

#Fall #Saint #World
“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 Cross

#Thinking #Leaving #Soul
“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.”
-- John of the Cross

#Heart #Soul #World

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