We Are Loved

It is so amazing to me how much Christ loves us. There are three instances in 3 Nephi that make this really stick out to me. The first is in chapter 17:1-2. He says that He recognizes that the people are weak and are having a hard time understanding, but instead of giving up on them, He tells them He will come back tomorrow. This shows me that the Savior won’t quit on us. He is so willing to help because we were not sent here to fail. The next witness of His love comes in verse twenty-one, which says, “He wept…and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.” First, this scripture shows that we have a God who weeps, and incredible quality for out God to have. I love when it says he prayed for the children and blessed them one by one. This shows that intimate part of the atonement. He cares about each of us individually. He knows exactly how to bless each of us. There is a song that I think captures this perfectly. “When He had a world to save, He had a world of time, to stop and hold a little child. He heals one by one, loves one by one…He knows us one by one. The way He loves you, is one by one.” God doesn’t just love “us,” He loves “you.” The final instance is in chapter 18:31. “For behold I know my sheep, and they are numbered.” He knows and loves us more than we can understand. We are numbered to Him, He knows when we are lost, and He will help bring us back. I think it would help each of us a lot to “Remember the worth of souls,” our soul, “is great in the sight of God” (D&C 18:10).