100+ Inspirational Quotes About Love and God to Uplift Your Heart

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

- John 3:16

"Let all that you do be done in love."

- 1 Corinthians 16:14

"Do not be afraid; I have redeemed you. I have called you by name; you are mine."

- Isaiah 43:1

"God is love. He didn’t need us. But he wanted us. And that is the most amazing thing."

- Rick Warren

"Who does not love does not know God; for God is love."

- 1 John 4:8

"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love."

- 1 Corinthians 13:13

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

- Galatians 5:22-23a

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."

- 1 John 4:7-8

"You are precious in my eyes. I honor you and love you."

- Isaiah 43:4

"All that happens to us works together for our good as we love God and respond to God's call and purpose."

- Romans 8:28

"I may have all the faith needed to move mountains, but if I have no love, I am nothing."

- 1 Corinthians 13:2

"Perfect loves casts out fear."

- 1 John 4:18

"Even if the mountains should leave their place and the hills be shaken, My love will never leave you."

- Isaiah 54:10

"'The love of God is our proper love, for we are created for that alone; the love, on the contrary, for everything beside, ought in truth to be termed hatred, since it deprives us of our proper love, which is God. Love then God, who loves thee, and leave him who does not love thee, namely, everything beneath God; for all things are enemies to that true love. Oh! that I could make this truth be felt as I myself feel it: I am certain that there is no creature who would not love Him; so that if the sea were the food of love, there are no men or women, who would not drown themselves in it, and those who were at a distance from it would always be drawing nearer to it, that they might plunge into it; for every pleasure, when compared to it, is pain, and such riches does it confer on a man, that all beside should seem to him but misery. It makes him so light that he does not feel the earth beneath his feet; his affections are so fixed on things above that he loses all sense of suffering here below, and he is so free, that there is nothing to keep him from the presence of God. If you asked me: "What dost thou feel?" I should answer thee: "What eye could not see, nor ear hear;" but I am ashamed to speak of it in my poor language, for I am certain that all I can say of God, is not of God, but only fragments that fall from his table.'"

- St. Catherine of Genoa

"Nothing can separate you from God’s love—absolutely nothing. God is enough for time, God is enough for eternity. God is enough!"

- Hannah Whitall Smith

"God’s unfailing love for us is an objective fact affirmed over and over in the Scriptures. It is true whether we believe it or not. Our doubts do not destroy God’s love, nor does our faith create it. It originates in the very nature of God, who is love, and it flows to us through our union with His beloved Son."

- Jerry Bridges

"You are a glorious crown of beauty in the hand of God, a royal diadem held lovingly, for our God rejoices in you."

- Isaiah 62:3-4

"True love is an act of the will – a conscious decision to do what is best for the other person instead of ourselves."

- Billy Graham

"In your faithful love you lead me whom you have saved; by your strength you guide me to your dwelling place."

- Exodus 15:13

"I love you, O LORD, my strength."

- Psalm 18:1

"And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."

- Colossians 3:14

"Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in a love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings, what you will do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything."

- Joseph Whelan, S.J.

"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

- 1 Corinthians 13:13

"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."

- Mother Teresa

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."

- John 15:13

"Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? ... No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow — not even the powers of hell can separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 8:35, 37-39

"Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, Your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. How precious is Your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of Your wings."

- Psalm 36:5-7

"In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human successes, but on how well we have loved."

- St. John of the Cross

"Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another, to show love and to do good."

- Hebrews 10:24

""Though the mountains leave their place and the hills be shaken, My love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the LORD, who has mercy on you." (Isaiah 54:10)"

- Isaiah

"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us."

- Saint Augustine

"To love another person is to touch the face of God."

- From the musical Les Miserables

"...honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."

- Matthew 19:19

"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love, he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."

- Zephaniah 3:17

"All shall be well, all shall be well...for there is a Force of Love moving through the universe that holds us fast and will never let us go."

- Julian of Norwich

"In the garden of the soul, the virtues of faith, hope, and love form the centerpiece. Traditionally called theological virtues, they come as free gifts from God and draw us to God. We cannot earn these virtues; God has already freely planted them in our soul."

- Bishop Robert F. Morneau

"By the cross we know the gravity of sin and the greatness of God’s love toward us."

- John Chrysostom

"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins."

- 1 Peter 4:8

"Prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

"Believe God’s love and power more than you believe your own feelings and experiences. Your rock is Christ, and it is not the rock that ebbs and flows but the sea."

- Samuel Rutherford

"The nature of God’s love is unchangeable. Ours alternates all to readily. If it is our habit to love God with our own affection we shall turn cold towards Him whenever we are unhappy."

- Watchman Nee

"The question is not 'How am I to find God?' but 'How am I to let myself be found by him?' The question is not 'How am I to know God?' but “How am I to let myself be known by God?' And, finally, the question is not 'How am I to love God?' but 'How am I to let myself be loved by God?' God is looking into the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home."

- Henri J.M. Nouwen

"But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved."

- Ephesians 2:4-5

"And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God."

- Ephesians 3:18-19

"I want you to know tonight one thing: God loves you. No matter how you’ve lived and no matter what the color of your skin; no matter what your racial background, no matter what language you speak – God loves you!"

- Billy Graham

""I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." (Galatians 2:20)"

- Apostle Paul (Galatians 2:20)

"Without love and compassion for others, our own apparent love for Christ is fiction."

- Thomas Merton

"God’s love is not wearied by our sins & is relentless in its determination that we be cured at whatever cost to us or Him."

- C. S. Lewis

"Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself."

- St. John Vianney

""Pure love ... knows that only one thing is needed to please God: to do even the smallest things out of great love - love, and always love.""

- Divine Mercy in My Soul (St. Faustina)

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

"There is only one desire: to find the promised land and the freedom of a pure love that is without concern for anything else but love."

- Thomas Merton

"It is love alone that gives worth to all things."

- St. Teresa of Avila

"'We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.'"

- St. Bernard of Clairvaux

"Each one has a mission to fulfill, a mission of love."

- Mother Teresa

"Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of Containing God's gift of himself."

- Mother Theresa

"Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not."

- C.S. Lewis

"Verily, FREE GRACE is all in all! The grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation, is FREE IN ALL, and FREE FOR ALL."

- John Wesley

"Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken."

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"When you know how much God is in love with you, then you can only live your life radiating that love."

- Mother Teresa

"Without Ruth’s partnership and encouragement over the years, my own work would have been impossible. We were called by God as a team."

- Billy Graham

"The honorary duty of a human being is to love."

- Maya Angelou

"Charity, a word that comprises love and justice, may well be the most sublime of all Christian virtues."

- Diana Butler Bass

"Measure not God’s love and favour by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation of the light thereof."

- Richard Sibbes

"God’s love is unchangeable; He knows exactly what we are and loves us anyway."

- Billy Graham

"God is saying from the cross, 'I love you! I love you! I love you!'"

- Billy Graham

"The love that flows through your heart purifies not only your own spirit, but the love you share with others."

- Caroline Myss

"It’s not about finding ways to avoid God’s judgment and feeling like a failure if you don’t do everything perfectly. It’s about fully experiencing God’s love and letting it perfect you. It’s not about being somebody you are not. It’s about becoming who you really are."

- Stormie Omartian

"When Christ’s love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run."

- Billy Graham

"“Late have I loved Thee, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved Thee!......”"

- St. Augustine of Hippo

"I always think the best way to know God is to love many things."

- Vincent Van Gogh

"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make..."

- John Lennon and Paul McCartney

"Therefore, when you decide to undertake this work of prayer and feel by grace that you are called by God, light up your heart to God with a meek stirring of Love."

- The Anonymous Author of The Cloud of Unknowing

"Love and do what you will."

- Saint Augustine

"'If men but knew Thee, O my God!'"

- St. Ignatius of Loyola

"'God is love' means that He tries constantly to block your route to destruction."

- Billy Graham

"God’s love does not love that which is worthy of being loved, but it creates that which is worthy of being loved."

- Martin Luther

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

- Lao Tzu

"Work is love made visible."

- Kahlil Gibran

"Dear God, Thank you that you are a loving, gracious God. Thank you that you’ve offered us forgiveness and the gift of new life in you. Thank you that your love is perfect, it never fails, and that nothing can separate us from your love. ... In Jesus' name, Amen."

- Debbie McDaniel

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."

- Romans 12:9-10

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments."

- Jesus

"We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground."

- Brennan Manning

"'One must see God in everyone.'"

- St. Catherine Laboure

"The real trap, however, is self-rejection. As soon as someone accuses me or criticizes me, as soon as I am rejected, left alone, or abandoned, I find myself thinking, "Well, that proves once again that I am a nobody." ... [My dark side says,] I am no good... I deserve to be pushed aside, forgotten, rejected, and abandoned. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the 'Beloved.' Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence."

- Henri J.M. Nouwen

"Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others."

- Saint Augustine

"I suppose the most misused word in all the English language is the word 'Love.' But, you know, the whole Bible is a love story; God’s love affair with the human race."

- Billy Graham

"'The things that we love tell us what we are.'"

- Saint Thomas Aquinas

"Scripture makes it clear that our first love is always to be for our Lord."

- Billy Graham

"Love a friend, a wife, whatever you like. Then, you will know there is a God."

- Vincent van Gogh

"He is able to save you from all the sin that still remains in your heart. He is able to save you from all the sin that cleaves to all your words and actions. He is able to save you from sins of omission, and to supply whatever is wanting in you."

- John Wesley

"humanness of Jesus. He had no romantic notion of the cost of discipleship. He knew that following Him was as unsentimental as duty, as demanding as love."

- Brennan Manning

"'If you believe that you suffer much, it is an evidence that you have very little love for your Saviour.'"

- St. Paul of the Cross

"It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving."

- Richard Brounstein

"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ... If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing."

- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

"In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony."

- Friedrich Nietzche

"Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love."

- Barbra Jordan

"The story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity."

- Julia Child

"There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, gossip about you, belittle your accomplishments and judge your soul. It is a fact that we all must face. However, if you realize that God is a best friend that stands beside you when others cast stones you will never be afraid, never feel worthless and never feel alone."

- Shannon Alder

"When you truly love someone, you want to please and honor them by the way you act. How you treat someone shows whether or not you really care about them."

- Billy Graham

"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also."

- Luke 6:27-31

"Riches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away,but love stays with us. Love is God."

- Lew Wallace

"'St Francis of Assisi, on seeing a lamb, would begin to weep, saying, "My Lord like a lamb was led to death for me."'"

- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

- Buddha

"You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are."

- Shannon L. Alder

"The mystery of God’s love would not be a mystery if we knew all the answers."

- Billy Graham

"'In the name of Jesus Christ, I bless you soul and body. I bless your body and all its senses. I bless your eyes, in order that they may always be modest by never looking at any object that may lead you into temptation; I therefore specially bless your eyes. (Here the blessing is given with the crucifix.) I bless your ears, that you may never misuse them by listening to things that offend God. I bless your mouth, that you may never employ it in uttering blasphemies, imprecations, immodest words, and wicked songs. (Here a second blessing is given.) I bless your feet, that when you can you may come to church to make mental prayer, as also visits to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin. I bless your hands. Young people, raise your hands: I wish to bless them. (Again the blessing is given towards the men.) I bless all your children; devote yourselves to their sanctification, in order that one day you may find them all together in paradise.'"

- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,"

- Ephesians 5:25

"Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us."

- Tullian Tchividjian

"If you have never known the power of God's love, then maybe it is because you have never asked to know it - I mean really asked, expecting an answer."

- Frederick Buechner

"Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries."

- Sister Corita

"Love locked in our hearts is like a letter written and not sent."

- Jane Lindstrom

"When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort of 'No answer.' It is not the locked door. It is more like a silent, certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though He shook His head not in refusal but waiving the question. Like, 'Peace, child; you don't understand."

- C.S. Lewis

"But the man who is not afraid to admit everything that he sees to be wrong with himself, and yet recognizes that he may be the object of God's love precisely because of his shortcomings, can begin to be sincere. His sincerity is based on confidence, not in his own illusions about himself, but in the endless, unfailing mercy of God."

- Thomas Merton

"To truly try means to accept God's love, his healing, to accept the world can be ugly, but your heart doesn't have to be. It takes courage, Finley the warrior. You haven't held on to your anger and bitterness in search of healing, but as a banner of your hurt. Because it's real and visible and strong, " she said. "But so is God's love and so are those arms he's holding out for you."

- Jenny B. Jones

"The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so."

- Robert C. Ingersoll

"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."

- James Earl Jones

"The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking."

- Samuel Johnson

"If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life."

- Marc Anthony

"'Do it for the love of God and not for the fear of punishment.'"

"'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)'"

"To the world you may be just one person, but to just one person, you may be the world."

"Love is the essence of human experience and emotion. It is at the root of all and everything we, as humans, do. Without love what do we live for?"