And love Quote by Teresa of Avila

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love in all he doeth, Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume: The wicked work their woe…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

To be taken with love for a soul, God does not look on its greatness, but the greatness of its humility.

— St John Of The Cross

“God’s love is his nature and he is so full of mercy that he has not chosen whom he loves based on their personal…

— Rick McKinley

To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassin g. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It is total…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Love, the great, the strong, the conquering god --- Love that subdues a world, and rides roughshod over principle, virtue, tradition, over home, kindred,…

— Emmuska Orczy

Love for the Lord is not an ethereal, intellectual, dreamlike thing; it is the intensest, most vital, most passionate love of which the human…

— Oswald Chambers

Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.

— Simone Weil

There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is…

— Alphonsus Liguori

To please God… to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness… to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as…

— Anonymous

It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally seek, but…

— Teresa of Avila

To love God does not mean to meet His needs, but rather to delight in Him and to be captivated by His glorious power…

— John Piper

We never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and it is…

— Henry Ward Beecher