But grateful that I was not taught a God of anger and vengeance, but a God of love. I am grateful that I was not taught that I had to earn lots and lots of merit badges in order to receive God’s love. I was taught that God’s love is so great that it cannot possibly be earned. It is the infinitely wonderful gift of our Maker. We are loved, just as we are, each one of us unique, unlike anybody else, loved by God, because this is how God made us.
