Known and Named

Scripture  

Isaiah 43:1 (NRSVUE)  

But now thus says the Lord,  

he who created you, O Jacob,  

he who formed you, O Israel:  

Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;  

I have called you by name, you are mine.

Refrain  

I am known, I am named, I am loved.

Poem  

Henri Nouwen  

“Long before any human being saw us,  

we are seen by God’s loving eyes.  

Long before anyone heard us cry or laugh,  

we are heard by God who is all ears for us.  

Long before any person spoke to us in this world,  

we are spoken to by the voice of eternal love.  

You are not what others say about you.  

You are God’s beloved.”  

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