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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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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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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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Silence is God's first language.
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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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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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.
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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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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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