Do you know who made you? God made you! Why did God make you? He made you because He loves you! This is the reality that many of us learned when we were young. We pass it on to our children because it is how we form our faith. As we learn more about God, our faith grows, and we find security in God’s love. God’s love never changes, it is always present. Knowing God’s love is the basis for our faith and securing this love in our soul takes care and practice. To know and receive God’s love, our hearts must be open. We spend our lives discovering God’s love, and we should delight in it often. Morning, noon, and night are the perfect times to turn our thoughts to God. They are perfect times to delight in His love and give praise and thanksgiving.
God made you because He loves you. God, who is love, is a communion of three Divine Persons. These three Persons are united in an inner life of love. God the Father is the giver, He gives the gift of self. The Son is the Receiver, who receives the Father’s gift of self and gives back His own gift of self to the Father. “They are distinct from one another in their relations of origin: ‘It is the Father who generates, the Son who is begotten, and the Holy Spirit who proceeds.’ The divine Unity is Triune.” (CCC 254) There is so much love between all three persons, they are one single Being. This inner life of love is eternal and never broken. The love of the Trinity is fruitful and life-giving. We can access this love through prayer.
This new year is the perfect time to return to the prayers we learned in our childhood. Remember that we are to pray the “Sign of the Cross” with humility and reverence. Our outward prayers are a witness to others. Our prayers are not just words we have been saying for years. Our behaviors as adults are shaped by the experiences of our childhood. Can you remember a time when someone taught you about Jesus or taught you to pray? Does that childlike curiosity still inspire you to love the Lord? When you enter a Catholic Church or pass by a Tabernacle, do you remember to show reverence for the presence of Jesus? Find ways to honor your creator. Find ways to love the one who first loved. “We love because he first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
Love wants to be with the beloved.
Here’s what the Scriptures have to say:
1 John 4:8 – God is Love
Psalm 139:14 – I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works!
Jeremiah 33:2-3 – Thus says the Lord who made the earth and gave it form and firmness, whose name is Lord: Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell to you things great beyond reach of your knowledge.
Hebrews 4:16 – So, let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.