In tribulation draw near…
In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Fear of being lost…
Spiritual persons suffer great trials from the fear of being lost on the road and that God has abandoned them. Their soul was taking pleasure in being in that quietness and ease, instead of working with its faculties.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Reaching the highest perfection…
Twelve stars for reaching the highest perfection: love of God, love of neighbor, obedience, chastity, poverty, attendance at choir, penance, humility, mortification, prayer, silence, peace.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Consider what God wants…
What does it profit you to give God one thing if he asks of you another? Consider what it is God wants, and then do it. You will satisfy your heart better than with something toward which you are inclined.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Anyone who complains…
Anyone who complains or grumbles is not perfect, nor even a good Christian.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Contemplation is a…
Contemplation is a science of love. It is an infused, loving knowledge of God.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
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