In order to find Him you should forget all your possessions and all creatures and hide in the interior, secret chamber of your spirit. And there, closing the door behind you, you should pray to your Father in secret. Remaining hidden with Him, you will experience Him in hiding, and love and enjoy Him in hiding.
— Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like?
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
All the goodness we possess is lent to us, and God considers it his own work. God and his work is God.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
No man of himself can succeed in voiding himself of all his desires in order to come to God.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
More is gained in one hour from God’s good things than in a whole lifetime from your own.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
