“There is another reason also why the soul has traveled safely in this obscurity; it has suffered: for the way of suffering is safer, and also more profitable, than that of rejoicing and of action. In suffering God gives strength,… — Saint John of the Cross Copy Share
“There is another reason also why the soul has traveled safely in this obscurity; it has suffered: for the way of suffering is safer, and also more profitable, than that of rejoicing and of action. In suffering God gives strength, but in action and in joy the soul does but show its own weakness and imperfections. And in suffering, the… — Saint John of the Cross Copy Share
“In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human successes, but on how well we have loved.” — Saint John of the Cross Copy Share Image
