Until we fully understand that God is love,
that love is not a state, not an emotion, but a person,
we shall never understand either love nor God.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

The love of God poured into our hearts
ought to inspire and transform who we are
and what we do.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

It is as though Christ says:
Love me, as I love you; have me in your mind,
in your memory, in your desire, in your sighing,
your groaning, your weeping.

 
Baldwin of Canterbury, 12th century

God looks after every soul
as if it had no equal.

 
St. Therese of Lisieux, 19th century

The love of God is the only thing we can possess forever,
everything else will pass away.

 
St. Joachina de Vedruna, 19th century

If you prepare within your heart a fitting dwelling place,
Christ will come to you and console you.

 
'The Imitation of Christ'; Thomas a Kempis,15th century

Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly;
and if he does not let you feel the sweetness of his love,
it is to make you more humble in your own eyes.

 
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, 20th century

We can, with God's grace, stand in spirit,
gazing with endless wonder at this lofty, immeasurable love;
that the Almighty, in his goodness, has for us.

 
Bl. Julian of Norwich, 15th century