Jesus Loves Me

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

Anna B. Warner...and her sister Susan were gifted novelists. Anna also published many poems. . . . In 1860 [they wrote "Jesus Loves Me"] as a poem of comfort spoken to a dying child in one of Susan's stories. Today it's sung by children and adults around the world.

When a famous theologian visited a leading US seminary, a student asked him, "What is the greatest single thought that ever crossed your mind?" Expecting a profound theological answer, the class waited breathlessly for his reply. He bowd his head in thought and then slowly lifted head and said, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so."