Isaiah 43:4 (NRSV) — 4a Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, ...

Isaiah 43:4 (The Message) — 4a That’s how much you mean to me! That’s how much I love you! 

John 14:21 (NRSV) — 21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”

John 14:21 (The Message) — 21 “The person who knows my commandments and keeps them, 

that’s who loves me. And the person who loves me will be loved by my Father,

 and I will love him and make myself plain to him.”

1 John 3:1 (NRSV) — 1a See what love the Father has given us, 

that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. 

1 John 3:1 (The Message) — 1 What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. 

Love! It is God's unending gift to us to share with others!