Children Quote by Frederick Buechner
“We are children, perhaps, at the very moment when we know that it is as children that God loves us - not because we have deserved his love and not in spite of our undeserving; not because we try and not because we recognize the futility of our trying; but simply because he has chosen to love us. We are children because he is our father; and all of our efforts, fruitful and fruitless, to do good, to speak truth, to understand, are the efforts of children who, for all their precocity, are children still in that before we loved him, he loved us, as children, through Jesus Christ our lord.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Book of Buechner, Frederick Buechner, 1995
God’s love is unconditional, likened to a child’s pure, unearned affection, inviting us to trust and love without merit.
In simple terms: God loves us unconditionally.
Key Takeaway
Trust in love that isn’t earned.
Themes
faith
unconditional love
childlike trust
spirituality
Mood
reverent
hopeful
Type
spiritual
inspirational
When to use this quote
- worship
- personal crisis
- parenting
- community building
Key Concepts
theology
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you practice childlike trust in daily life?
- What does unconditional love mean for you?
A Different Perspective
Human tendency to seek merit can hinder acceptance.
