"Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation."

John of the Cross, Maxims and Counsels

"I should not consider any spirituality worthwhile that would walk in sweetness and ease and run from the imitation of Christ."

John of the Cross, The Ascent of Mt. Carmel

"What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent before this great God with our appetites and our tongue, for the language he best hears is silent love."

John of the Cross, Maxims and Counsels

"Love works so in me that whether things go well or badly, Love turns all to one sweetness."

John of the Cross, "Commentary Applied to Spiritual Things"

"God, like the sun, stands above souls ready to communicate Himself."

St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love.

". . . the desire for God is the preparation for union with Him."

John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love.

Ascending Mount Carmel

To keep us focused on our "ascent" of Mt. Carmel I plan to send you frequent reminders of what the journey is all about from those who have already made the climb. Robin

"In the first place it should be known that if a person is seeking God, his Beloved is seeking him much more."

St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love