bernard of clairvaux – Curious Christian

Meditations on God’s Mercy

“So it behoves us, if we would have Christ for a frequent guest, to fill our hearts with faithful meditations on the mercy He showed in dying for us, and on His mighty power in rising again from the dead.” – Bernard of Clairvaux, On Loving God

On Loving God

“We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable. When one asks, Why should I love God? he may mean, What is lovely in God? or What shall I gain by loving God? In either case, the same sufficient cause of love exists, namely, GodContinue reading “On Loving God”