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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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