The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness." – Jeremiah 31:3
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. - 1 Corinthians 13:4
Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion. – Brennan Manning
We love because he first loved us. — 1 John 4:19