Yes. God loves the cosmos.
But for so many of us who memorized the verse, it's God so loved the World. And for most, the line really means God so loved (state your name).
It's actually, God loved the Cosmos! God loves the heavens, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, and the Earth. Mountains. Oceans. Rivers. Rocks, pebbles, sand.
God loves rooted people. Finned people. Four-legged people. Winged people. Two-legged people.
God loves Moslems. Buddhists. Rebels. Indigenous peoples. Refugees. Rohingya. Migrants. Palestinians. PWDs. PLHAs...
God loves the cosmos so much that God decided to become one with the cosmos, a two-legged person. A two-legged person whose loving was experienced as life lived for others.
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