Beloved

One of the few things that I know for certain is that I am loved -- utterly and unconditionally -- and I cannot begin to tell you how powerful this knowledge is in itself. Unfortunately, what fills us most deeply is also the very same thing that will leave the greatest chasm in its absence. And it is precisely in those moments when we lose sight of that truth that everything falls apart; I don't know which is worse, hearing the echo of emptiness, or feeling the helplessness while watching everything else cave in.

You are My beloved child
Forever in My heart
After the fall and after it all
You're safe within My arms

I'm never gonna let go
My love for you is always true
I'm never gonna lose heart
'Cause I'm holding on tight to you
Should the cruel wind chill your soul
When the world seems out of control
I'm never gonna let go of you

-- "Never Gonna Let Go" by Caedmon's Call