Wherefore, he is principally considered as a comforter : and, as we shall see farther afterward, this is his principal work, most suited unto his nature, as he is the Spirit of peace, love, and joy; for he who is the eternal, essential love of the Divine Being, as existing in the distinct persons of the Trinity, is most meet to communicate a sense of divine love, with delight and joy, unto the souls of believers.

I never made a sacrifice. Of this we ought not to talk when we remember the great sacrifice which he made who left His Father's throne on high to give Himself for us.

What father ever gave up his son to death for the sake of his slave!

When Christ said: "I was hungry and you fed me," he didn't mean only the hunger for bread and for food; he also meant the hunger to be loved. Jesus himself experienced this loneliness.

Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.

God is infinitely bigger than your biggest problem or biggest dream. And while we're on the topic, His grace is infinitely bigger than your biggest sin.

He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.

The great thing in prayer is to feel that we are putting our supplications into the bosom of omnipotent love.

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

It is not our work, but God's gift, that we now hate ourselves and our sinful lusts and follow after love.

28. God's love does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it. Human love comes into being through that which is pleasing to it.

The love of God does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it.