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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
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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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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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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Let my soul live as if separated from my body.
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Lord, I shall see you no more with the eyes of the flesh.
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Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
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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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My sole occupation is love.
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Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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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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In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.
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My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.
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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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 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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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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Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.
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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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