St John Of The Cross Quotes

My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.

Faith is the union of God and the soul.

Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.

The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.

If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.

Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.

When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.

Who teaches the soul if not God?

Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.

Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.

Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.

The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light

In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.

The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.

God is a dark night to man in this life.

They can be like the sun, words.They can do for the heart what light can for a field.