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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
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Soul
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He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it.
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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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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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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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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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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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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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In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
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Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.
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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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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.
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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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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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However high be your endeavors, unless you renounce and subjugate your own will - unless you forget yourself and all that pertains to yourself - not one step will you advance on the road to perfection.
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