Love lessons with Manny

I learned a lesson today. I saw my grandmother-in-law see my wife after an extended absence. Her unashamed, almost vulgar excitement at her beloved granddaughter, made me feel strange. “She only loves her grandchildren so much because of their relation to her not because of their character, or the kind of person they are,” I thought. My initial distaste over this motive for love dissolved with the realization that God loves people in this way. With an unashamed, almost vulgar love, God loves us because we are his creation.