To love God…
To love God as He ought to be loved, we must be detached from all temporal love. We must love nothing but Him, or if we love anything else, we must love it only for His sake.
— Saint Peter Claver (1581-1654)
I wish for You alone…
When we hear people talk of riches, honors and amusements of the world, let us remember that all things have an end, and let us then say: ‘My God, I wish for You alone and nothing more.’
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Denying oneself…
Those who reach the goal without falling do so through hating themselves and all worldly desires, distractions, pleasures and preoccupations, for this is what ‘denying oneself’ amounts to. Hence everyone expels himself from the kingdom by his own choice, through not embracing suffering and denying himself for the sake of the truth, but wanting to enjoy something of this world in addition to that divine longing, and not surrendering the whole inclination of his will to God.
— Saint Symeon Metaphrastis (Tenth Century)
Rid yourself of…
Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
Hinders you from perfection…
Dear children, my whole teaching is very simple: whatsoever hinders you from the shortest road to perfection, get rid of it– whether it be in your soul or in your outward life, and no matter what name it may go by.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
Renounce all creatures…
Verily, if you desire to have the Creator of all creatures, you must renounce all creatures; for it cannot be otherwise, but only insomuch as your soul is emptied and bared; the less of the creature, the more of God.
–Johannes Tauler (1300–1361)
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