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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.

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
Poet
Saint
Writer
Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
Endurance
Preparation
Darkness
Light
Great
Desolation
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God leads every soul by a separate path.
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Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses first, and in truth, to enter the thicket of the cross.
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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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However softly we speak, God is so close to us that he can hear us nor do we need wings to go in search of him, but merely to seek solitude and contemplate him within ourselves, without being surprised to find such a good Guest there.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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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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Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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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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God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.
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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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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.
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The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light
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