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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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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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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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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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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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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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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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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away you will never get it back.
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