God loves us the same

“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’” Luke 15:31,32.

My sister-in-law and her daughter was with us for a few weeks. They came to help out with Hye Mi recovering from her delivery and their presence was surely of great help. Sebin and my niece Gracie got along really well and that was a good way to get some load of work off since Sebin was occupied. And they returned back home a few days ago. The house really felt empty after a few weeks of busy-ness and the family fun.

For the first time, our family had the time of our own. The first time to be with just the four of us. It was different. It used to be 3 to make a complete family but now it was 4 now. While we were having our first lunch together at home, Hye Mi said, “It’s strange. We have two kids now but I love them both equally. Sejin has been getting more attention and work but it’s because she’s a newborn. I just love them both the same.”

This statement sounds like common sense, but with an addition to the family, this common sense helped me understand God better. I think the verse above made more sense now. When the prodigal son returned back home, the older brother was angry. He was upset. But when the father made the statement above, I felt that the father loved the two sons equally. God has billions of His children residing on this earth today and in the past. We are all His creation and His children. He loves us all the same. I praise God for that.