“Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!” NightLoversLovelyDawnBelovedTransformed Book:Dark night of the soul Source: Dark night of the soul
“Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.” WantLoveHeartDifficultSweetTheeGentleBelovedHarshHeart Love Author:John of the Cross
“Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved.” LoveLifeFeelingsSufferingGreat ThingsBelovedDetachmentFeeling Great Book:The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross Source: The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross
“Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.” IfsMaySoulMatterFeelingsSufferingStrongLibertyDivineBrokenBirdUnionsGreat ThingsBelovedDelicateThreadRopeWireDetachmentCordsSlenderFeeling Great Author:John of the Cross
