God's Love

I have given them the glory you gave to me.  That they may be one as we are one.  With me in them and you in me, may they be so perfected in unity that the world will recognize that it was you who sent me and that you have loved them as you have loved me. 

(John 17:22-23 New Jerusalem Bible)

"While praying over those remarkable words, I came to the inescapable conclusion that the degree of Abba's love for me is in direct proportion to His love for Jesus.  For example, I can love the mailman with twenty percent and my best friend with ninety percent.  But with God, there is no division, no more and no less.  God loves me as much as He loves Jesus.  Wow!"

From the book The furious longing of God by Brennan Manning.