Holy Hermit St 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."
"The one who avoids prayer is avoiding all that is good."
"And I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the kingdom of heaven and the name of that river was suffering: and I saw a boat which carries souls accross the river and the name of that boat was love."
"In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds."
"Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of this world disturb it; reflect all that must come to an end."
"I was sad one day and went for a walk; I sat in a field. A rabbit noticed my condition and came near. It often does not take more than that to help at times - to just be close to creatures who are so full of knowing, so full of love that they don’t - chat, they just gaze with their marvelous understanding."
