“Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.” IfsKnowsLoveBelieveFatherUnderstandingPerfectDivineKissingBlessedTrue LovePerfect Love Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“When you ... see our Father, you will see a being with whom you have long been acquainted, and He will receive you into His arms, and you will be ready to fall into His embrace and kiss Him. ... You will be so glad and joyful. ... When you are qualified and purified, ... you can endure the glory of eternity.” LongFallFatherReadyArmsKissingGloryEternityEmbraceEndureGladGod LoveJoyfulHistoricQualifiedOur Father Author:Brigham Young
“For when is the child the ideal child in our eyes and to our hearts? Is it not when with gentle hand he takes his father by the beard, and turns that father's face up to his brothers and sisters to kiss? when even the lovely selfishness of love-seeking has vanished, and the heart is absorbed in loving?” HeartChildrenHandsEyeFacesTurnsFatherBrotherKissingIdealsSeekingLovelySelfishnessGentleBrothers And SistersBeard Book:Unspoken Sermons Source: Unspoken Sermons
“Parents offer an open womb. More than anyone else in your life, mothers, and sometimes fathers, can kiss it, and make it well whentheir grown children need to regress and repair. More than anyone else in your life, mothers, and sometimes fathers, can catch you when you start to fall. When you are in disgrace, defeat, and despair, home may be the safest place to hide.” NeedsWellsMayChildrenSometimesHomeMotherFallFatherParentOffersKissingDespairDefeatWombDisgraceGrown Children Author:Frank Pittman