No soul can rest…
No soul can have rest until it finds created things are empty. When the soul gives up all for love, so they can have him that is all, then it finds to rest.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Deny your desires…
Deny your desires and you will find what your heart longs for.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Cleanse your soul…
If you desire that devotion be born in your spirit and that the love of God and the desire for divine things increase, cleanse your soul of every desire, attachment, and ambition in such a way that you have no concern about anything.
— Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Kingdom of heaven…
They seek not beyond what is necessary, they admire not the beauty of the body, they are not grieved at the loss of worldly wealth, therefore does the Savior say that theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Confidence in God alone…
God wishes us not to rest upon anything but His infinite goodness; do not let us expect anything, hope anything, or desire anything but from Him, and let us put our trust and confidence in Him alone.
–Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584)
Wishes to find Jesus…
He who wishes to find Jesus should seek Him, not in the delights and pleasures of the world, but in mortification of the senses.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
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