But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.

All I want from you is to trust me with what little you can, and grow in loving people around you with the same love I share with you. It's not your job to change them, or to convince them. You are free to love without an agenda.

God does not accept me conditionally, on the basis of my performance, but bestows his love and forgiveness freely, despite my innumerable failures.

One who has been touched by grace will no longer look on those who stray as "those evil people" or "those poor people who need our help." Nor must we search for signs of "loveworthiness." Grace teaches us that God loves because of who God is, not because of who we are.

Love. Forgive. As you forgive, you will be forgiven.

There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast, ' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.

Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.

This is my commandment," Jesus said, putting before us a single ideal, "That you love one another, as I have loved you" (John 15:12). The simplicity and force of this statement take away the breath.

Love is worth as much as prayer. Sometimes more.

Though unconditional love has a price tag, what a bargain price it is for such a reward.

I think that modern medicine has become like a prophet offering a life free of pain. It is nonsense. The only thing I know that truly heals people is unconditional love.

Your assignment from God is not to change your husband, but to love, follow, assist, and minister to him.