...for you are greatly loved.

                Daniel 9. 23

(All we need to know.

Not just a feeling or emotion

        that comes and goes,

but the reality

      that God loves us.

It is not that we grab hold

              of that truth,

but that truth has a

         strong hold on us.

And it changes how we see God,

other people,

ourselves,

and our circumstances.

Am I loved?  is the cry

            of every human heart

because God does.)

O LORD,

Thank You for loving us

        no matter what.

Help us to know Your love

        no matter what.

May we stake our lives

   on Your steadfast love

and trust You in it.

Because we can know we are loved,

     we can live differently.

     We can love You

        in all that we are and do.

Help us to go forth into this day

    knowing that we are greatly loved

                           by You.

   That is all we need to know,

     and that changes everything.