Orthodox Christianity: Love

“In God's heart and in his love, each one of us has always existed. From all eternity God saw each one of us as an idea or thought in his divine mind, and for each one from all eternity he has a special and distinctive plan.

We have always existed for him; creation signifies that at a certain point in time we begin to exist also for ourselves.” - Ka

“We should think, not of God the Manufacturer or God the Craftsman, but of God the Lover.” - Kallistos Ware

“The way to God lies through love of other people, and there is no other way.” - Mother Maria of Paris

“The purer the heart becomes, the larger it becomes” - St John of Kronstadt