Persons are not known by intellect alone, not by principles alone, but only by love. It is when we love the other, the enemy, that we obtain from God the key to an understanding of who he is, and who we are.
To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that Love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name. Seeds of Contemplation (1949)