God’s desire is our heart.
Not our excuses.
Not our self‑condemnation.
Not the stories we tell ourselves
about why we cannot be loved.
Some people say,
“God could never love me.
I can never be forgiven.”
But that is not humility—
it is a misunderstanding of God.
A person who believes this
has never truly reached toward Him.
They are looking more at their own wounds
than at the One who heals.
God is Love.
And if God is Love,
how can Love refuse to love?
Christ tells us,
“Whoever finds his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life
for my sake
will find it.”
He is inviting us to release
the false stories we cling to
so we can finally receive
the truth of His mercy.
Our love becomes false
when we refuse charity,
justice,
or reconciliation.
When we cling to the external
without interior conversion,
we turn our idea of love
into an idol of self.
So Christ’s lordship
calls us back to the center.
“Whoever loves father or mother
more than me
is not worthy of me.”
He is not rejecting love—
He is reordering our love.
He becomes the axis
around which everything turns.
And when He is first,
every other love becomes
truer,
cleaner,
freer.
Let your heart turn toward Him.
Not with fear.
Not with excuses.
But with the simple trust
Love always loves.
Prayer
Lord,
Turn my heart toward Your mercy.
Wash away the fear
that keeps me from You.
Let Your love reorder
every part of my life.
Make my worship true,
my charity sincere.
Hold me close, Lord,
where Love always loves.
Amen
