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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.
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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God
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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