Love of God

• It is always springtime in the heart that loves God. — Jean Vianney, the Curé d'Ars
• To believe in God is to love him. — Miguel de Unamuno
• God forces no one, for love cannot compel, and God's service, therefore, is a thing of perfect freedom. — Hans Denk
• Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love him as they love their cow—for the milk and cheese and profit it brings them. This is how it is with people who love God for the sake of outward wealth or inward comfort. They do not rightly love God, when they love him for their own advantage. Indeed, I tell you the truth, any object you have in your mind, however good, will be a barrier between you and the inmost Truth. — Meister Eckhart
• He who does not love does not know God; for God is love. — 1 John 4:8
• Thou has made us for Thyself, and the heart of man is restless until it finds its rest in Thee. — St. Augustine
• The heart is free which is held by no love other than the love of God. — St. Bonaventure
• We are not drawn to God by iron chains, but by sweet attractions and holy inspirations. — St. Francis de Sales
• There is no dart in the quiver of the godly soul for anything but the Divine Target. — Bishop Fulton J. Sheen