“Give me to love thee, to embrace thee, though I once took lust and sin in my arms.
Thou didst love me before I loved thee, an enemy, a sinner, a loathsome worm.”

“Love brought the from heaven to earth, from earth to the cross, from the cross to the grave.
Love caused thee to be weary, hungry, tempted, scorned, scourged, buffeted, spat upon, crucified, and pierced.
Love led thee to bow thy head in death.”

Rejoice in the unmatched love of God in Christ for sinner like us. Glorious!

Love, Valley of Vision p. 290