Jesus, I heard a podcast that told me this truth again and again, “God loves you.” Let this sink into my heart in new ways. Let the roots of my heart grow deeply and securely into your love. May these not just be words, but a true filling of my soul, a constant understanding and belief that guides my life. I pray with these words slowly:
God, you love me so much that you claim me as your own. You claim me. You call me your child.
God, you love me so much that you know everything about me, and delight in me.
God, you love me so much that you send your Spirit to always be with me so I am never alone.
God, you love me so much that you guide and protect my heart from influences that will take me away from you.
God, you love me so much that you bring people into my life who love me, teach me, and encourage me. You help me learn and practice sacrificial love of others.
God, you love me so much that you want me to live with you forever. You sent your own Son Jesus to free me from sin and death, and to reconcile me with you.
God, you love me so much that you wrote down the story of your love in the Bible, and allow it to come alive to me. You invite me to know you.
God, you love me so much that you remind me to rest when I strive or try to do things on my own.
God, you love me so much that you fill me with wonder and awe of you and your creation, and of how you speak to us in surprising ways.
God, you love me so much that you provide personal, intimate experiences with you in your church, through the Eucharist, through worship at mass, through confession, through prayer, and through reading scripture.
God, you love me so much that you heal my wounds from my past and in the present.
God, you love me so much that you gave me Mary to be my mother, another channel of your love.
I am humbled and so grateful, Lord. I love you too. Thank you for that podcast yesterday. “God loves you.” Some people don’t know this, or they haven’t experienced your love intimately. I pray for them today. We are your children whom you love so fiercely, unconditionally. May your Holy Spirit come upon them, and anyone reading this, and please fill us all with your love. May we open our hearts to you completely, Lord, and understand and feel your love in a deeper, fuller way – in an intimate, all-consuming way. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
My Heart, My Home 