God's
love for us is freely given and unearned, surpassing all we could ever hope for
or imagine. He does not love us because we have merited it or are worthy of it.
God loves us, rather, because he is true to his own nature. As Saint John puts it, "God is love, and
he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him" (1Jn 4:16).
- Blessed Pope John Paul II
