In I John 4:7-10, John the Revelator wrote, "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loves us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
The depth of this passage is not merely in its poetic beauty, but it is in the profound truth it conveys. It lets us know that God's love is the very essence of who He is, and that through His love, we find life. In a world that can often feel hollow and wanting, it is God's love that fills us, that nourishes our spirits and gives meaning and purpose to our lives.