Although we have been told repeatedly that God loves us personally and intimately, most of us find it hard to believe.
Revised Monday, November 2, 2020
In an attempt to reinforce this important truth – or, more truthfully, to instill it in me – my spiritual director urged me one summer to read the Scriptures as a personal testament from God to me.
She suggested that I copy out some of my favorite verses where God and Jesus make direct addresses and then write my own name in the verse. in the intervening years I have found this exercise very helpful when I am going through difficult times. You can certainly find more of your own; this is my list. Just insert your name in the underlined places
—Father Daniel McMullin