God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
God desires from you the least degree of purity of conscience more than all the works you can perform. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
The soul that journey's to God, but doesn't shake off it's cares and quiet it's appetities, is like someone who drags a… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and… — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. — John of the Cross Copy Share
A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love… — John of the Cross Copy Share
See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained… — John of the Cross Copy Share
Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every… — John of the Cross Copy Share
Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation. — John of the Cross Copy Share
For true devotion must issue from the heart, and consist in the truth and substances alone of what is represented by spiritual things; all… — John of the Cross Copy Share
In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have… — John of the Cross Copy Share
To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come… — John of the Cross Copy Share
I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity,… — John of the Cross Copy Share
However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us; nor do we need wings to go in search… — John of the Cross Copy Share
