We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole? Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself... Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.