Jesus loves me
This I know,
For the Bible
Tells me so.
A simple song that I have known my entire life. Simple stanzas that are so complex to comprehend. He allows me to catch a glimpse of His infinite love; to wrap my finite minds around His incomprehensible adoration for me every now and then.
As children we hear the song and believe without question that Jesus loves us…then somewhere along the way, we grow up and begin to lose sight of His love. We become aware of our faults, delinquencies, and weaknesses and innocence is lost. We become privy to prejudice, influenced by immorality and meander in malevolence. He never changed although I did, and yet He still loves us. He still loves me.
When my first born cried as a baby and was not easily consoled, I whispered to him, “it’s okay, mommy loves you.” Or as he learned to walk and stumbled as he fell, I would rush to him and cradle him in my arms and assure him, “Mommy is here. Mommy loves you.” As a little boy having bad dreams in the middle of the night, I would hold him and reassure him, “everything is okay. I am here. Mommy loves you.” I wanted him to know that just the fact that I was with him and that I love him was all he needed in life. I wanted him to understand that my love was enough. I know that he would never fully be able to comprehend how much I love him or even be able to love me as much in return, but I wanted him to know “mommy loves you”.
No matter what he may face in life, I will love my child. No matter how much he hurts me or hates me, and I know he will in the teenage years, I will love my child. In spite of his faults, delinquencies, and weaknesses, I will love my child. Nothing could ever keep me from loving my child.
Parenting has given me a glimpse into how my Heavenly Father sees me as His child. “Nothing will separate us from the love of God” Romans 8:39. No, I will never fully be able to comprehend how much He truly loves me or ever be able to love Him as much in return, but knowing He does, is enough. It will always be enough.
Yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me,
the Bible tells me so!
