The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entire… - John of the Cross

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The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything for itself.

John of the Cross

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Saint John of the Cross, or San Juan de la Cruz (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet.

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Native Name: Juan de la Cruz

Alternative Names: Saint John of the Cross

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Everyone knows that not to go forward on this road is to turn back, and not to gain ground is to lose.

David in this night says of himself, “My heart is inflamed, and my reins are changed, and I am brought to nothing, and knew not.”2 That is, “my heart hath been inflamed” in the love of contemplation;

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.

The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything for itself. - John of the Cross

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