Thank you for Loving Me.

 Thank You for Loving Me

A Reflection on 1 John 4:19, Romans 5:8, and Psalm 136:26

Thank You for loving me—not when I was good,

Not when my heart obeyed and understood.

But when I ran, when I denied Your name,

When I drowned in guilt and burned with shame.

We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

Thank You for loving me before the world began,

Before I drew a single breath, before I was a man.

You saw my failures, every hidden stain,

Yet You chose to love me, again and again.

Not because I earned it, not for works I’ve done,

But because You are love, the Father and the Son.

While I was still a sinner, still at war,

Christ died for me—and opened mercy’s door.

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

Thank You for loving me in the valley and the peak,

When I am strong and when I’m weak.

Your love is not a fair‑weather friend;

It holds me close, it will not end.

So I receive this love—not as a wage, but as a gift.

My broken heart You gently lift.

Thank You for loving me—my song, my plea,

My hope, my home, eternity.

Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever. (Psalm 136:26)

Amen.