A mother, reflecting on raising her youngest child said, “all I did was wash him and love him.”

“God has loved you, loves you now, and will love you always.  this is the good news that brings us new life.”  Women and Worship as quoted in the New Century Hymnal.

“Basing our lives on the faith that, in Christ, all things are made new, and that we, and all people, are loved beyond our wildest imagination – for eternity.”  Phoenix Affirmations

If we believe that God loves us always, everything changes.  It is easier to be kind, forgiving, tolerant with ourselves and others.  It is easier to risk failure, to be ourselves, to love and to be loved.   It is that simple.

As swimmers dare
to lie face to the sky
and water bears them,
as hawks rest upon air
and air sustains them,
so would I learn to attain
freefall, and float
into Creator Spirit’s deep embrace,
knowing no effort earns
that all-surrounding grace.

                                             — Denise Levertov