Why?

Downcast eyes. Sniffle.
"You know what?" Hug.
Snuggling in: "What?"
"God loves you."
Looks up, looks away. "It's so hard for me to believe that."
"Do you know why God loves you?"
"...Is it because I'm His child?"
Pause. "Well, you're adopted as His child because He loves you."
"Then why does He love me?"
"God loves you because He is Love."