God as beingless being

April 15, 2026

A cardinal asked St. Bernard, ‘Why should I love God and in what manner?’ St. Bernard replied, ‘I will tell you. God is the reason why we should love Him. The mode is without mode.’ For God is nothing: not in the sense of having no being. He is neither this nor that that one can speak of: He is being above all being. He is beingless being. Therefore the mode of loving Him must be modeless. He is beyond all speech. That we may come to this perfect love, may God help us. Amen

~ Meister Eckhart, Sermon Q 82