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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.

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
Rivers
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Dark
Night
Soul
Flows
River
Bright

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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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To reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing, To come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing. To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing. To arrive at being all desire to be nothing.
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Silence is God's first language.
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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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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.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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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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Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.
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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.
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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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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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The divine awakening produces in the soul of the perfect a flame of love which is a participate of that living flame which is the Holy Spirit Himself...this is the operation of the Holy Spirit in the soul that is transformed in 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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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