Words to live by

The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
(Words of Jesus, reported in John's gospel)

God loves us all however, even before we believe that Jesus is from God. People who are loved by God are still being hated and slaughtered by other people who are also loved by God. The old English word for patience was, 'long-suffering'. God surely suffers as his loved ones are killed by his loved ones. How long, I wonder, will God be willing to suffer?