My 4-day-old infant was "kissing my cheek"--his way of telling me he was hungry. I was still recovering from his cesarean birth, but you can see in my smile how much love I felt for this child. God's love is much the same. He loves us despite any pain we cause Him, and He takes delight in meeting our needs. We are enabled to love each other in this way by His love for us. He never asks us to do something that He hasn't already provided us with the means and the way to do.
