The big tears were roiling down little Caroline’s cheeks. Caroline did not like to have anybody see her cry, but the tears would come.
“What is the matter, my little lady?” asked her grandmother.
I can’t love Jesus, and I do so want to love Him,” the little girl sobbed.
“Why, what is the matter dear?” her grandmother asked.
“I don’t know, but I just can’t love Him,” answered the child meekly.
Her grandmother bowed her head a moment, asking the Lord to give her the right words to speak to her little granddaughter.
“Just forget about your love for Jesus,” she said, “But go to your room for an hour, and say to yourself over and over again, ‘Jesus loves me,’ and then come back and see me.”
Caroline did so, and in an hour she was back with a beaming face. She had thought so much about God loving her, that she could not help but love Him.
ML 02/25/1940