Saint Bernard Quotes

Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.

The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.

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

You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason he is to be loved.

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.

I desire many things concerning myself; but I desire nothing so much, as to have a heart filled with love to the Lord. I long for a warm personal attachment to Him.

Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

All grace grows as Love to the Word of God grows.

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

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.

God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.

Though we may not necessarily forfeit our lives in service to our God, we can certainly demonstrate our love for Him by how well we serve Him.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others. There is no surprise in that, since the Lord proclaimed those as the first and great commandments.

Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to him, and in that way to enjoy him.

God is love, and His law is love. Its two great principles are love to God and love to man.

He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ.

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.

No holiday, no job, no amount of money, not even my own security can mean more to me than my love for God.

Worshipping is stripping ourselves of our idols, even the most hidden ones, and choosing the Lord as the centre, as the highway of our lives.

You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him.

God deserves the best from us.