Jessamyn West Quotes

'St. Teresa' is one of my favorites. It reminds me of the importance of grace.

When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way. I'm not saying I'm right.

The more that you come to know Jesus for who He really is, loving Him is not a problem.

I see in Jesus matchless charms. I see in Him everything to be desired by the children of men.

To the corruptions of Christianity I am, indeed, opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

God is love.

The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.

I have come to know a God of compassion and mercy and love.

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don't give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

Then, certainly, to be a Christian is to love God above all, and our neighbour as ourselves.

I needed a concept of God that worked for me, and I wound up giving my life to Jesus Christ. I thought I was always going to have to wear skirts over my knees, not be able to listen to music, and have no personality. Fortunately, it's so completely opposite.

That's all I want in life is to be remembered as a guy that really loved God.

My worldview, my philosophy, my attitudes, my relationships, my parenting, my marriage - everything has been transformed by my relationship with Christ.

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

I want women to love Jesus! That is what I would give every single thing I have for, every earthly good I've got. That is the greatest desire of my heart.

There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ. It is the time to love the Lord, our God, with all our heart - and our neighbors as ourselves.

If you look at the Bible as a whole, it's redemptive and beautiful, and it's God's love story to mankind.

Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all.

When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

I know many Catholics love God with all their heart. I have genuine respect for anyone who truly has given their life to Christ. We read about Mother Teresa and what a wonderful example she was.

It is not difficult for us to understand the love of God. When the love of our Lord is in a man's heart, this man acts totally different.

I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love.