John of the Cross: What are your cares and appetites?

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“The soul that journeys to God, but does not shake off its cares and quiet its appetites, is like one who drags a cart uphill.”

John of the Cross (1542-1591) in The Monastic Way by Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007) 197.

25 July 2011 by Gary Hoag in Meditations Comments are off

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