Hello, I enjoyed reading your quote and I am heart glad to answer this question. Let me ask how do we know that God loved us, first? What proof do we have that God did something that resembles love for everyone in the world?
John 3:16
Easy-to-Read Version
16 Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.
John 15:12-13
Living Bible
12 I demand that you love each other as much as I love you. 13 And here is how to measure it—the greatest love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends;