Our love for God is entrusted with its own responsibility:
to observe his counsels, obey his laws, and trust his promises.

 
St. Hiliary of Poitiers, 4th century

Let us love God
and adore him with a pure heart and mind.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

The more we love God,
and the more we receive from him,
the deeper the love we will have in our hearts,
and the more we can open our hearts to others.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

Those who devote all their thoughts
to the praise and service of the Lord
proclaim God's greatness.

 
St. Bede the Venerable, 8th century

It is God who gives happiness,
for He is the true wealth of our souls.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

All the things of this world are gifts of God,
presented to us so that we can know God more easily,
and make a return of love more readily.

 
St. Ignatius; Spiritual Exercises, 16th century

Everything other than pleasing God
is nothing.

 
St. Teresa of Avila, 16th century

The measure of a person's love for God
depends upon how deeply aware he is
of God’s love for him.

 
Diadochus of Photiké, 5th century