Love of God

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Love the Lord your God with all your heart.
Jesus; Mt. 22:37
 


We must give ourselves fully to God
because God has given himself to us.

 
St. Teresa of Kolkata, 20th century

 
 
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The love of God compels us.
2 Corinthians 5:14
 


If you love God,
he will give you prosperity in this life,
and everlasting happiness.

 
St. Margaret of Scotland, 11th century

 
 
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I delight to do your will, my God.
Psalm 40:8
 


All is well when we seek only the will of Jesus.

 
St. Therese of Lisieux, 19th century

 
 
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My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.
Luke 1:46
 


When one devotes all his thoughts
to the praise and 
service of the Lord,
he proclaims God's greatness.

 
Venerable Bede, 8th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You are my portion, Lord.
Psalm 119:57
 


Request the gift of God himself.

 
St. Augustine of Hippo, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart.
Matthew 22:37
 


Lord, our God, grant us the grace to desire you
with our whole 
heart, so that in desiring,
we may seek and find you;
and so finding you, 
we may love you.

 
St. Anselm of Canterbury, 11th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God is love.
1 John 4:16
 


If we love God we ourselves become divinized.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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Blessed are the pure of heart.
Matthew 5:18
 


Nothing is sweeter than the calm of conscience,
nothing safer than purity of soul.

 
St. Columbanus, 7th century

 

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