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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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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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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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 is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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Silence is God's first language.
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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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There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.
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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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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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