Posted on September 27th, 2011 by Dan Burke
Those who do not allow their appetites to carry them away will soar in their spirit as swiftly as the bird that lacks no feathers.
Saint John of the Cross
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Posted on August 18th, 2011 by Dan Burke
The soul that carries within itself the least appetite for worldly things bears more unseemliness and impurity in its journey to God than if it were troubled by all the hideous and annoying temptations and darknesses describable; for, so long as it does not consent to these temptations, a soul thus tried can approach God confidently, by doing the will of His Majesty, who proclaims: Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will refresh you [Mt. 11:28].
Saint John of the Cross
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Posted on May 12th, 2011 by Dan Burke
God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
Saint John of the Cross
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Posted on May 8th, 2011 by Dan Burke
The blind person who falls will not be able to get up alone; the blind person who does get up alone will go off on the wrong road.
Saint John of the Cross
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Posted on April 30th, 2011 by Dan Burke
Whoever falls while heavily laden will find it difficult to rise under the burden.
Saint John of the Cross
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