"I saw that God never began to love mankind. For, just as humanity is bound for eternal bliss in order to satisfy the joy that God prepared for His creation, so mankind has been known and loved from all eternity in the providence of God."
Julian of Norwich
"Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be His through our union with Christ."
Ephesians 1:4 (GNT)
We have existed in the mind and heart of God, have been known and loved by God from before time began. Our spirits have always been one with Him, we in Him and He in us, and now through the incarnation and Christ's work, we can experience that union in our bodies too, so there is full communion between God and humanity, God manifested in human life, just like with Jesus, so now with us. This is what He always planned! Even if we had not fallen into confused delusions and inferior behavior, I believe Jesus would have come anyway to seal the union between God and humanity in the flesh, that we might fully enjoy the close, loving communion we have with the God who is in us as the very fabric of our being!
A Thought: Thank You, dear Lord, for knowing and loving me from before time began, and for joining me in this human life on earth! We will always be together!