In a word, those who truly love Jesus Christ lose all affection for worldly goods, and seek to strip themselves of everything, to be one with Jesus Christ alone. All their desires point to Jesus; they are always thinking of Jesus and sighing for him; and in every place, at every time, on every occasion, they seek only to please Jesus.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori summarizing the doctrine of Saint John of the Cross
Christian contemplation thrown into the muddy highways of the world : encouragement : experiences : resources
Contemplative in the Mud 
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As I grow (and I don’t mean the inevitable horizontal growth of approaching middle age), as I grow and mature in Christ I see how faith itself changes. This is strange because it is somewhat of a surprise, as no one talks about it – or very few talk about it.