At the core of my faith belongs the conviction that we are the beloved sons and daughters of God. What the Father said to Jesus the Son, God also says to us: “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased”(Luke 3:22 NRSV). Dear friends, I want you to hear this: what is said of Jesus is said of you. I know this can be hard to affirm. You are the beloved daughter or son of God. Can you believe it? Can you hear it not only in your head through your physical ears but in your gut, hear it so that your whole life can be turned around? Go to the scriptures and read: “I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have written your name in the palm of my hand from all eternity. I have molded you in the depths of the earth and knitted you in your mother’s womb. I love you. I embrace you. You are mine and I am yours and you belong to me.” You have to hear this, because if you can hear this divine voice speak to you from all eternity, then your life will become more and more the life of the beloved, because that is who you are.
Nouwen, Henri J. M.. Discernment (pp. 133-134). HarperOne. Kindle Edition.
Jeremiah 31:3“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Isaiah 49:16 16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
Psalm 139:13 You created my inmost being. Knit me together in my mothers' womb.