A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
John Of The CrossRead
Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love.
Interpretation
True love includes the capacity to love those who do not reciprocate that love.
This quote emphasizes the importance of unconditional love, suggesting that one should nurture a genuine affection for those who oppose or do not reciprocate their feelings. By doing so, we cultivate a deeper understanding and a capacity to love in the absence of love, fostering compassion and empathy even for those who may not seem deserving of it.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of compassion in relationships.
A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.
Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
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Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.
There is a power in love that our world has not discovered yet. Jesus discovered it centuries ago. Mahatma Gandhi of India discovered it a few years ago, but most men and most women never discover it. For they believe in hitting for hitting; they believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; they believe in hating for hating; but Jesus comes to us and says, 'This isn't the way.'
Without love, all worship is a burden, all dancing is a chore, all music is mere noise.
He was my cream, and I was his coffee - And when you poured us together, it was something.
Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love.
Love brings up everything unlike itself.
Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.
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