John 16:26-27

...You will ask the Father in My Name and it will not be for Me to ask the Father for you, for the Father Himself loves you because you have loved Me and you believe that I came from the Father.

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Luke 15-21

He was still a long way off when his father caught sight of him. His father was so deeply moved with compassion that he ran out to meet him, threw his arms around his neck and kissed him.

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My Jesus, I love You to the utmost capacity of my being - but that capacity is so pitiably small my Lord and You are so extravagantly generous in Your response to my little love. Thank You for reminding me how much the Father loves me, His poor, foolish, sinful child.