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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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