Because he loves us, god also gave us the ability to love him, who is worthy of all love. In my opinion, our perfection lies in the love of God. Christians have the important task of loving God so that in this way they may become like him. Christians can love God if they earnestly desire to do so. Love is victorious over all evil.
Prayer is that glowing furnace in which the fire of divine love is kindled and kept burning.
Without this love all our speech is like a clanging bell, a noisy gong. Without this love all our actions are useless, even if we work miracles, even if we die as martyrs. How blessed will the judgment be if in our lifetime we have followed in the footprints of Mary and imitated her example. Love is the sign through which the world should be convinced that we believe in Jesus. True and sincere love of our neighbor is at the same time the infallible criterion of our love of God.