It was indeed at Calvary, if the occasion had to be pinpointed, that God loved us first, loved us unconditionally and all-inclusively when He gave us His only son, who took unto Himself all human ...

and that God’s love awakens in us the potential for love. That is why the apostle John wrote, “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). A mother’s love is faithful. It stays up ...

comes to us, and we carry it forward". Vatican City (AsiaNews) - God "loved first" and with a love without limits, said Pope Francis at Mass at Casa Santa Marta on the day in which the Church ...

NOUWEN, Life of the Beloved). He loved us first; he waits for us; he keeps loving us. This is our identity: we are God’s loved ones. This is our strength: we are loved by God. Acknowledging this ...