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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
Judged
Evening
Shall
Love
Life

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In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.
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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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They say, God told me, or God replied to me. And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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For true devotion must issue from the heart, and consist in the truth and substances alone of what is represented by spiritual things all the rest is affection and attachment proceeding from imperfection and in order that one may pass to any kind of perfection it is necessary for such desires to be killed.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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