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. John of the Cross More Quotes by John of the Cross More Quotes From John of the Cross 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 To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God. John of the Cross inspiration faith love-is 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 ubuntu twilight peace 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. John of the Cross giving-up prayer love-you 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. John of the Cross solitude wings needs Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out. John of the Cross inner-peace draws love To reach satisfaction in all John of the Cross satisfaction desire inspirational Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. John of the Cross catholic religious suffering Silence is God's first language. John of the Cross language silence firsts 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 soul heart world 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 broken strong bird In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God. John of the Cross dark rivers night 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 leaving soul thinking 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. John of the Cross love-you heart love-is 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 soul fire spiritual In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed. John of the Cross sorrow suffering sympathy Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation. John of the Cross inspiration reading faith God leads every soul by a separate path. John of the Cross individual soul path When a soul has advanced so far on the spiritual road as to be lost to all the natural methods of communing with God; when it seeks Him no longer by meditation, images, impressions, nor by any other created ways, or representations of sense, but only by rising above them all, in the joyful communion with Him by faith and love, then it may be said to have found God of a truth, because it has truly lost itself as to all that is not God, and also as to its own self. John of the Cross meditation self spiritual It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others. John of the Cross silence deeds looks
