When the soul is reduced…
Only when the soul is reduced to nothing, the highest degree of humility, will the spiritual union… with God be an accomplished fact.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Attentiveness to God…
Preserve a loving attentiveness to God with no desire to feel or understand any particular thing concerning him.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The purest suffering…
The purest suffering brings with it the purest and most intimate knowledge [of God], and consequently the purest and highest joy.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Keep spiritually tranquil…
Keep spiritually tranquil in a loving attentiveness to God, and when it is necessary to speak, let it be with the same calm and peace.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Obedience is…
Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
A soul enkindles with…
A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek, humble, and patient soul.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
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