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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.

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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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