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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.
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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
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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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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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
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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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