The proper balance is struck with the secret ingredient: God himself. Knowledge of and belief in the deep love of God is how we come to love ourselves.
This insight is not original, but Savannah Guthrie claims and distinguishes it with her own clear and cogent insight. We come to love ourselves upon encountering God in that natural setting or Sunday morning space or when we receive grace. Then we know the great big, deep, love of God who encounters us where we are through the fellowship with Jesus. I love her simple profundity: "Knowledge of and belief in the deep love of God" kindles the love of oneself.
