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The centre of the soul is God and, when the soul has attained to Him according to the whole capacity of its being, which is the strength and virtue of the soul, it will have reached the last and the deep centre of the soul, which will be when with all its powers it loves and understands and enjoys 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
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Saint John of the Cross
Juan de la Cruz
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At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our 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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In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.
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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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A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
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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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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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To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.
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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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God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
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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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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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God is a dark night to man in this life.
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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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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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When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
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Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.
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