[eyespysomething]

I cry whenever I think about the love God has for us, love so uncomprehensible to we mere mortals, that He gave us His only Son, to be born into mankind, only to suffer a terrible terrible death, all for us to be able to join Him in Heaven.

I cry because I have 3 boys, and if I knew their fate before hand, would I have been able to bring them forth into this world? God did, and did.

He knew what was coming, but He loved us so, He knew we needed salvation and redemption. Christ forgave all as He hung on the cross, dying His earthly death. What a lesson everyone should take from that.

[Aquinasfan]

I cry whenever I think about the love God has for us, love so uncomprehensible to we mere mortals, that He gave us His only Son, to be born into mankind, only to suffer a terrible terrible death, all for us to be able to join Him in Heaven.

I pity the people who lived before the time of Christ. Imagine the fear of death that they must have had. The ancient Greeks came to understand "the God of the Philosophers," but He's a mysterious, distant God. The best understanding that the Jews had regarding suffering was the Book of Job, where Job humbly accepts his fate. But we Christians understand God to be Love, a God who gave his life as a ransom for many. There is no greater love than this.

[Republic]

I cry whenever I think about the love God has for us, love so uncomprehensible to we mere mortals, that He gave us His only Son, to be born into mankind, only to suffer a terrible terrible , all for us to be able to join Him in Heaven....

What an extraordinarily beautiful post. I so agree with all that you posted.