Quote of the day, 20 May: St. 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.

Saint John of the Cross

Sayings of Light and Love, 144

John of the Cross, St. 1991, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Revised Edition, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K and Rodriguez, O with revisions and introductions by Kavanaugh, K, ICS Publications, Washington DC.