who loves you?

I asked Lillian, “Who loves you?” Usually she’ll say, “Daddy or Mommy.” Today she said, “Jesus loves me.” And then while eating her cookie with me at Starbucks she hummed the melody to Jesus loves me. She’s been singing it everywhere she goes. I realize she doesn’t really understand the impact of her answer. To her Jesus is like any other character in a song she sings. Jesus to Lillian is like the farmer Old McDonald. At the same time I know she understands the concept of love through her parents. She knows that love is a really good thing. And so Lillian can sing with great affection about someone endlessly loving her because who wouldn’t want to be loved by someone so strong? Thought it was a good moment and one I’ll not forget for probably a long time…