God’s love

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How can I repay the Lord
for all the good done for me?
Psalm 116:12
 


God created man, sought him when he was lost,
pardoned him when he was found,
supported him when he struggled in weakness,
did not abandon him when he was in danger,
crowned him in victory, and gave himself as the prize.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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In this is love,
not that we loved God
but that he loved us.
1 John 4:10
 


Jesus, indeed, has always loved us first.
This is the fundamental dimension of the encounter:
we are not dealing with something, but with Someone,
with the ‘Living One’.

 
Ven. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
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The Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever.
Psalm 100:5
 


The greatest honor we can give Almighty God
is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.

 
Julian of Norwich, 14th century

 
 
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart.
Deuteronomy 6:5
 


We should often think of God’s love,
languish for his love, often speak about him,
meditate on his words, perform all our actions for him,
and think of him alone.

 
Bl. Henry Suso, 14th century

 
 
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As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
Psalm 40:17
 


God is most solicitous for our welfare.
What can he deny us when he has given us his own Son?

 
St. Alphonsus Liguori, 18th century

 
 
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Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
Isaiah 26:4
 


Let no one lose hope in the power of God's love.

 
Servant of God, John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
 


God wills only our good;
God loves us more than anybody else can,
or does love us.

 
St. Alphonsus Liguori, 18th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.
Remain in my love.
Jesus; John 15:9
 


Good Jesus, hear me;
Never let me be parted from you.

 
'Anima Christi', 14th century

 

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