Quotes about Love
God loves people because of who God is, not because of who we are.
— Philip Yancey
Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost.
— Philip Yancey
Love deems this world worth rescuing.
— Philip Yancey
In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.
— Philip Yancey
If my activism, however well-motivated, drives out love, then I have misunderstood Jesus' gospel. I am stuck with law, not the gospel of grace.
— Philip Yancey
I would far rather convey grace than explain it.
— Philip Yancey
Power can do everything but the most important thing: it cannot control love.
— Philip Yancey
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
— Phyllis Tickle
The Petition Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give Your angels and saints charge over those who sleep. Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest Your weary ones. Bless Your dying ones. Soothe Your suffering ones. Shield Your joyous ones, and all for Your love's sake. Amen.
— Phyllis Tickle
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
— Pierre Corneille
Happiness seems made to be shared.
— Pierre Corneille
Love lives on hope, and dies when hope is dead
— Pierre Corneille