One of the earliest Christian hymns I learned as a child was the beautifully written “Jesus Loves Me” penned by the Warner sisters.  The words “As He loves me He will stay, close beside me all the way…” inspired a heart of trust in my heavenly Father. With the passage of time, life changed with the entrance of several heartbreaking events. Belief in the wonder of God’s love because the Bible “tells me so” was thrown into a churning whirlpool. A parish family lost their little boy after an accidental fall. I discovered that people were not always kind to my large family of nine. The crippling loss of my beloved brother James on September 11th 2001 struck at my faith with a debilitating blow. The truth that we can suddenly wake up in a hellish world attempting to nullify God’s presence became a visceral reality. For this…