Psalm 8:3-5 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

The Psalmist David asks a valid question. There is nothing so wonderful about our nature that can commend us to God, yet he cares about us so deeply.

In human relationships the same is often true. God has placed within many of us the ability to love people who, in practical terms, are unworthy of the love being bestowed on them. In some cases we conclude that a relationship is unequal because of a difference in social status, education, race, riches or the lack thereof. Yet, strictly speaking, none of these perceived impediments will automatically cripple the happiness of the couple concerned. How come? My own conclusion is the concept of redemptive love – where one partner’s love for the other is so overwhelming, it becomes a catalyst and provides security and safety for the other. In other words, grace flows freely and the partner which might have felt unequal at some point begins to thrive. The result is that the union becomes something sacred.

God is the one who took the first step toward us: “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8). Having accepted this love, it is necessary to allow yourself to explore the length, breadth, height and depth of it. Not by testing it but by embracing and yielding to it so that it transforms you into the person God meant for you to be – full of purpose and his kind of love.