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“You do very well, O soul, to seek Him ever as one hidden, for you exalt God immensely and approach very near Him when you consider Him higher and deeper than anything you can reach.”
St. John of the Cross, The Spiritual Canticle, Stanza 1.12
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The Narrow Gate
For St. John of the Cross, Jesus’ admonition is a piece of good advice about how to make progress, in prayer, and in the spiritual life generally. It is about the spiritual nights.
What is the dark night of the senses?
The dark night is perhaps the most well-known expression from the writings of St. John of the Cross. But there also are a lot of misunderstandings about what he meant by this.
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The theology of St John of the Cross is focused on the necessity of self-discipline, but it begins and ends in love. This is not the dull path of obligation. It is an adventure, into a wild freedom.