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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God. — John Of The Cross

A man shows himself a true disciple of Christ by carrying the cross in his turn every day in the activity that he is called to perform. — Pope John Paul II

The good thing about being an artist, is it's a legitimate way of looking at things cross-eyed. — John Chamberlain

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

In the cross of Christ I glory,Towering o'er the wrecks of time;All the light of sacred storyGathers round its head sublime. — John Bowring

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

There is something at stake any time we cross from one circle to another, a simultaneous relinquishing and hardening of the self. — John Leland

James and John wanted the glory, but not the cup of shame; the crown, but not the cross; the role of master, but not servant. — J. Oswald Sanders

The cross is not a mere event in history; it's a way of life! Take up your cross DAILY, Jesus said! — John Piper

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction. — John Lennon

God is a dark night to man in this life. — John Of The Cross

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. — John Of The Cross

Moved by the perfection of His holy love, God in Christ substituted Himself for us sinners. That is the heart of the cross of Christ. — John Stott

You are buying into the cross-stitched sentiments of your parents' throw pillows. — John Green

The cross is not a detour or a hurdle on the way to the kingdom, nor is it even the way to the kingdom; it is the kingdom come. — John Howard Yoder

Christ is the meritorious cause of the bestowing of those good gifts, faith and constancy unto martyrdom, upon you. — John Owen

God did not just overcome evil at the cross. He made evil serve the overcoming of evil. He made evil commit suicide in doing its worst evil. — John Piper

God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty. — John Of The Cross

And, therefore, seeing he doth not intercede and pray for every one, he did not die for every one. — John Owen

There is no biblical Christianity without the cross at its center. — John Stott

it is the nature of stars to cross — John Green

Labor, therefore, to fill your hearts with the cross of Christ . . . that there may be no room for sin. — John Piper

A sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification — John Owen

In the cross of Christ I glory, — John Bowring

... but it is the nature of stars to cross — John Green

If at the cross every sin was covered, Satan's mouth is shut. He has no weapon. He can gum you but his fangs are gone. — John Piper

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds. — John Of The Cross

God desires from you the least degree of purity of conscience more than all the works you can perform. — John Of The Cross

God has so ordained and governed the Christian church that the cross has been the preparation for victory, and death the way to life. Such — John Calvin

The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven. — Pope John Paul II

St John of the Cross once wrote: "In the evening of our life, we shall be judged by our loving. — James Runcie

May we sit at the foot of the cross; and there learn what sin has done, what justice has done, what love has done. — John Newton

How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross! — John Vianney

Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting. — John Of The Cross

Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us. — John R.W. Stott

He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good. — John Of The Cross

My sole occupation is love. — John Of The Cross

Deb and I were married on a snowy night - wind cross-wove a veil of snow for her then threw confetti at us as we left the lighted church ... — John Geddes

The cross is the centre of all this in every respect. — John Nelson Darby

When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love. — John Of The Cross

The cross has two sides to it. One side is what Jesus did for us. He forgave us our sins. The other is the God side. God now lives in man! — John Paul Warren

Silence is God's first language. — John Of The Cross

In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction. — John Of The Cross

Let my soul live as if separated from my body. — John Of The Cross

The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross. — John Calvin

The cross is not just a badge to identify us ... it is also the compass which gives us our bearings in a disoriented world. — John Stott

No one will calmly and quietly submit to bear the cross except those who have learned to seek their happiness beyond this world. — John Calvin

Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation. — John Of The Cross

My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on
You. — John Of The Cross

Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. — John Of The Cross

As we face the cross, then, we can say to ourselves both, "I did it, my sins sent him there," and "He did it, his love took him there. — John R.W. Stott

The cross is proof of both the immense love of God and the profound wickedness of sin. — John F. MacArthur Jr.

The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired. — John Of The Cross

Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing. — John Of The Cross

Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human. — John Of The Cross

The battle on the cross reveals just how little Satan understands God; he did not see plan B coming from God. But Jesus knew everything. John 3:16 — Felix Wantang

Were she better or you sicker, then the stars would not be so terribly crossed, but it is the nature of the stars to cross ... — John Green

Faith begins with a backward look at the cross, but it lives with a forward look at the promises — John Piper

If we desire that there be no boasting except in the cross, then we must live near the cross-indeed we must live on the cross. — John Piper

Until Jesus died upon the cross and paid the price of man's sin, no human soul could enter heaven, — Leo John Trese

There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus. — John Stott

I'm dreading the time that is not near As a man on a cross I have no fear I can't believe these words I'm saying You've got to feel your lines — John Frusciante

Let all find COMPASSION in YOU. — John Of The Cross

We Boast Best in the Cross When We Bear It — John Piper

At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity. — John Of The Cross

Now we see that every experience in life is designed to magnify the cross of Christ. — John Piper

Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity. — John Of The Cross

At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love (CCC 1022; by St. John of the Cross) — San Juan De La Cruz

The soul that journey's to God, but doesn't shake off it's cares and quiet it's appetities, is like someone who drags a cart of dirt uphill. — John Of The Cross

In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed. — John Of The Cross

Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh ... — John Of The Cross

God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross? — Pope John Paul II

The symbol of the religion of Jesus is the cross, not the scales. — John Stott

Love one another as I have loved you. — John The Apostle

The more we are oppressed by the cross, the fuller will be our spiritual joy. — John Calvin

Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all. — John Of The Cross

the word predestinate refers not to election but to that decree or purpose of God by which he has ordained that his own bear the cross. In — John Calvin

They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves. — John Of The Cross

He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it. — John Of The Cross

Seek by reading and you will find by meditating. Knock by praying, and it will be opened to you in contemplation. — John Of The Cross

It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others. — John Of The Cross

He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it. — John Of The Cross

Who teaches the soul if not God? — John Of The Cross

Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light. — John Of The Cross

It is there, at the foot of the cross, that we shrink to our true size. — John Stott

No theology is genuinely Christian which does not arise from and focus on the cross. — John Stott

All good things come from love; God used the cross a symbol of His love, to paralyze and defeat all forces of evil. God is love. John 3:16 — Felix Wantang

To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and grace of Jesus Christ of none effect. — John Owen

In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God. — John Of The Cross

Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith. — John Of The Cross

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

Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him. — John Of The Cross

Arminians pretend, very speciously, that Christ died for all men, yet, in effect, they make him die for no one man at all. — John Owen

The way of the cross is the way of suffering. Christians are called to die, not kill, in order to show the world how they are loved by Christ. — John Piper

Until you see the cross as that which is done _by_ you, you will never appreciate that it is done _for_ you. — John Scott

Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee. — John Of The Cross

Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire. — John Of The Cross

The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light — John Of The Cross

Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications. — John Of The Cross

God leads every soul by a separate path. — John Of The Cross