"Having loved His own who were in the world,
He loved them to the end." John 13:1
Christ loves unto the uttermost. His love is not worn
out by our faultiness, our dullness, nor even by our
sinning. Christ bears with us in all our sad failings;
and is patient toward all our weakness, infirmity, and
sin. He is our faithful, unfailing friend, though we
give Him but little love--and that little mingled with
doubts, complainings, murmurings, and ingratitude.
Many of us make it hard for Christ to be our friend;
yet He loves unto the end--unto the uttermost!
(J. R. Miller, "The Building of Character" 1894)
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5
