Beloved

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“Oh, night that guided me, Oh, night more lovely than the dawn, Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover, Lover transformed in the Beloved!”
Each model of Saints had brought their own mystic ways to approach God and union in God’s love by purification themselves to be holy and perfect in the eyes of God. As same as Saint John of the Cross also one of the model of mystic Saint had shown the ways to purify ourselves in ascetical manner, to purify the soul by love and mercy of God. He had contributed and handed down his model life, his writings, etc. He committed himself to be loved by God in Christ Jesus. He purified himself to be holy and had done his action in the way of love and to be loved by God. Because he had seen the true salvation that …show more content…

The atmosphere of purification which he had put all his effort from the beginning of starting until he reached the goal was the Grace of God and his totally devotion, the dark night of mystical faith, he entrusted his purification of his soul to God and mortification it. Therefore the silent of heart, the flame of love and his desire to be transformed were given joy in his heart, his life and his soul. His desire to be union with his Lover that is the Devine Love, so through this Devine Love he was transformed as he expressed Oh, night that joined Beloved with Lover, Lover transformed in the …show more content…

It is an effort of myself from the beginning as unwavering search for union with God, to find God and to find my true self. My spiritual life needs God’s grace, without God I cannot accomplish my spiritual progress, therefore I should have strong faith in God, asking God for purification of my soul, my life and my journey to come toward to God because God is the dark night of my soul, my life. So that the love of God will join me to Himself and guide me to growth day by day in spiritual way. It sometimes difficult in my footsteps and challenges but I should not be impatience, and fault. I should rely on God’s providence and totally trust in His work. Because God had loved me so much and God did not want me to be despaired. He loved me and asked me to be in response to His love, and His love is above all things. I trust in God that through my spiritual life, God had guided me from very beginning and set up the progress of my spiritual growth and lead me into union with Him, He had bestowed his Divine Love and made me union of my soul to Him. Because He is love and His love is never ending, His love is no measure for me. At every time, when I committed faults, He gave me the grace for conversion and purify my soul; He took care of me in His bosom and nurtured me with His sweet love and grace. With all these

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