“Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.” MenWayFirstsSoulMightLastsDesireSufferingImpossibleDivineCrossesSaintRichesEnteringConsolationThicketsDivine Wisdom Author: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
“The divine awakening produces in the soul of the perfect a flame of love which is a participate of that living flame which is the Holy Spirit Himself...this is the operation of the Holy Spirit in the soul that is transformed in love.” SoulSpiritPerfectProduceDivineHolyAwakeningOperationsFlamesHoly SpiritTransformed Author:John of the Cross
“The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light” MadeSoulLightDivineWindowTransparentDivine Light Author:John of the Cross
