Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved! — 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
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 Image
The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
