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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.

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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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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The centre of the soul is God and, when the soul has attained to Him according to the whole capacity of its being, which is the strength and virtue of the soul, it will have reached the last and the deep centre of the soul, which will be when with all its powers it loves and understands and enjoys God.
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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.
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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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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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Silence is God's first language.
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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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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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Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
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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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