  Is it not an incomprehensible thing that I, the high and holy God, would deign to love man. It is understandable that you, as a created being, would love and worship me as the very essence of holiness and perfection. But why would I love you? . . . . . Because I choose to; it pleased me to have created you and to love you. And in this love I always make the first overture. I always come to you first. I poured out my love for you in the life of my Son, the spotless Lamb of God, that we might be one. For love is of God, not of man. My love for you is inexhaustible, unrelenting, violent, and utterly preemptive but at the same time, completely approachable and invitingly toward you. 
