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Written by Danielle, age 13, from Burke, Virginia, USA 

Did you know that Jesus died to forgive us of our sins? Sometimes I wonder what I would do in His place, and it’s hard for me to even imagine how much love it must have taken for Jesus to make that sacrifice for us. You’ve probably heard at one point or another that God loves you. But if you haven’t, I’m going to tell you now: God loves YOU! The Creator of the whole world and everything in it loves each of us individually. And it’s a never-ending, unfailing kind of love. Even when we make mistakes, God loves us. Even when life is hard, God loves us. When we feel alone or like everything is falling apart, God still loves us. There’s nothing we will ever do that will make God stop loving us. Isn’t that amazing?! 

Just like God loves us so much, God wants us to love others that way, too. And I’m not just talking about being “in love” with someone or loving your best friends or family. I mean really loving all people, whether we are close to them or they are strangers to us!  

Today, ask God to give you the strength you need to take that big step and start loving everyone around you that way. Then, actually take that step this week to show love to someone else!