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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.

John of the Cross

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John of the Cross
Age: 49 †
Born: 1542
Born: June 24
Died: 1591
Died: December 14
Carmelite Friar
Catholic Priest
Poet
Saint
Writer
Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
Life
Judged
Evening
Shall
Love

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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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Silence is God's first language.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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I have said this to explain the stanza that follows, in which the soul replies to those who call in question its holy tranquillity, who will have it wholly occupied with outward duties, that its light may shine before the world: these persons have no conception of the fibres and the unseen root whence the sap is drawn, and which nourish the fruit.
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However high be your endeavors, unless you renounce and subjugate your own will - unless you forget yourself and all that pertains to yourself - not one step will you advance on the road to perfection.
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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.
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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.
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