He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
–1 John 4:8
God is love.
I have tried many times to wrap my mind around it, but failed.
As a young adult, I also vainly attempted to understand my mother’s love for me.
The route to my college was not safe. Many unsavory persons lingered around its dark, remote path. I could not grasp why, in her care fo…