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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.

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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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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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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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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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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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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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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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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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 leads every soul by a separate path.
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Silence is God's first language.
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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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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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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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Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
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Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.
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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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At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
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