Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cistwas a French abbot and the primary reformer for the Cistercian order...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionClergyman
CountryFrance
god seeing my-own
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
song jesus heart
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart,
demand rewards doe
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
two understanding soul
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
joy misery greater
There is no greater misery than false joys.
humble lasts next
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
christian art prayer
Wherever...thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
faith inspiration giving
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
sweet jesus heart
The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
angel self hands
It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist's hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
dog i-love-my-dog love-my-dog
Who loves me will love my dog also.
spiritual fool masters
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
good-life action good-work
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
believe all-things
All things are possible to one who believes.