[you are mine]

This Valentine's Day and always,
take joy in these words from God's heart to ours:

But now thus says the Lord,
He who created you, O Jacob,
He who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name,
you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and through the rivers,
they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you
shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior...
...you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you."

Isaiah 43:1-3a, 4a