Quotes about Love

We may give our human loves the unconditional allegiance which we owe only to God. Then they become gods: then they become demons. Then they will destroy us, and also destroy themselves.

There it is . . . Our God declares the end in the beginning. In Christ, God loved us before we loved him, caught us before we fell, forgave us before we asked, clothed us in righteousness before we realized we were naked, and cleansed us before we were aware of our filth. God called those who were enemies, aliens, and strangers his very own children and friends. And wrote the story of our life before we drew our first breath.

The point is that love gives even when it is not returned. Once Love has chosen, He does not change His mind.

When God decided this world needed you, He created a village to surround you, and His presence is ever with you.

As a matter of fact, He doesn't do things—He embodies them. We live; He is life. We love; He is love. We think; He is knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. We dream; He is the fulfillment of every dream, even ones we are not yet capable of conceiving.

Forgiveness is essential if we are to guard our hearts with all diligence.

The Old Testament is not the words of an angry God; rather, it is the admonition of a loving Father who wanted his children to live life at their best. Jesus didn't change God's mind in the New Testament. Jesus came to reveal the Father's heart.

How many parents have lost the hearts of their children because they forgot why they had them? It was never to control them but to provide an environment in which they would flourish. How many couples have lost their marriages because they forgot why they were together? They fight against each other rather than for their love. Do we grasp and wrestle with others for their roles because we lose sight of our own?

Christianity teaches us to love our neighbor as ourself; modern society acknowledges no neighbor.

The family is where we are formed as people. Every family is a brick in the building of society

We need to change society's ordering principle from economic to humanitarian values, from money as the bottom line to love as the bottom line.

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.