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My sole occupation is 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
Occupation
Love
Life
Sole

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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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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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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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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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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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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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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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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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