Wow. I was thinking of his brother Rabbi Manis Friedman, shlita’s, talk where he shares the story about visiting a depressed boy.
Everyone was telling the boy that they love him and Hashem loves him.
Then Rabbi Friedman came in and said not to listen to that stuff. Having Hashem love him didn’t make a difference and may not necessarily be true. The truth is that Hashem needs him in this world. He is needed for his unique neshamah which is way greater than love.
It’s def possible that both are true. Honestly though I hear “G[o]d loves you” way more from people who aren’t Jewish and are typically Christian. Of course, Christianity is based off of Jewish teachings.
I guess that hearing it here can balance things out so that it’s associated with Judaism too.
Thank you