On my mind recently is this idea that every single soul is precious to God.
That is so many souls. Everyone who has ever lived, is living, and will ever live.
God knows every single person better than they know themselves. He also loves them more than anyone else does.
I don't know the science behind how it works, but I know that it does. It's interesting; we're often called upon to do things (whether a calling, or something less formal) to help other people. It is in those moments of service that we have moments of clarity, feeling to some degree how God feels about this person, knowing minutely what Christ feels towards this person, and why he chose to suffer for that individual. It is a strange thing for me to feel; where it can be difficult at times to understand how someone else feels, let alone how someone else feels about someone else (if that makes sense).
We interact with hundreds of people and often get so focused on what we have to get done, and all the things that are important to us, feeling they are more important than what other people need.
I'm not good at looking outside of myself, but I'm grateful for recent experiences that have strengthened my understanding that despite the choices his children make, God loves and knows every single one of us.
