Mary Astell Quotes

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.

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.

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

Religion is meant to teach us true spiritual human character. It is meant for self-transformation. It is meant to transform anxiety into peace, arrogance into humility, envy into compassion, to awaken the pure soul in man and his love for the Source, which is God.

These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I'd be a damn' fool if they weren't.

All glory to God.

The more sanctified a person is the more heavily weighted his prayer time is in adoration.

We should give the Lord the excellence He deserves in everything we do.

All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.

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.

Our Heavenly Father does bless us when we show our love for Him in all things.

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.

It was the Lord's love and my recognition of His presence in my life that made me realize how important it was to give Him the glory and be there for Him.

As for our great King, when we venture into His presence, let us have a purpose there. Let us beware of playing at praying; it is insolence toward God.

The name of Jesus, like a secret charm, awakened similar emotions in the hearts of all the converts, and called immediately into action every feeling of moral loveliness, and every desire of dutiful obedience, which constitute Christian purity.

Nothing's too good for the Lord.

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.

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us.

God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped.

A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.

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

It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.