We all want to be loved. Yet from an early age, we seem to learn to link love with the question of whether we are worthy of it. The child who wants to be seen, the adult who seeks recognition; the person who tries to be successful and meaningful to someone else. Deep within us, the idea takes hold that we will be loved more if we are better, more beautiful, more successful, and stronger. And so, without even noticing, love can become something we try to earn.
When the Bible describes the relationship between God and the people of Israel, it opens up a different perspective on this so deeply desired feeling. In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses reminds the people, just before their entry into the land, why God chose them: “It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the LORD set his heart on you and chose you — for you were the fewest of all peoples — but it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath that he...
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