Everything that exists in this universe is born from love of something. God created the universe out of His perfect love for us, His children. The person who invented the car did so out of love, either love for money, love for travel, or love of creating something. Every book ever written came from an author’s love of something, usually the very subject they wrote about.
Therefore, everything that exists springs from love, whether that love is good or bad. If I chose to build a fence for someone, it might be because I love that person, I love to work, or I love the reward. Similarly, an employee shows up to work and does their job because they either love their job, love the principle/values of their company, love the people they serve, love the money, or simply love having something to do.
It is important to remember: not all love is necessarily good. There is such a thing as loving sin, loving evil, or loving oneself in pride. So perhaps it is not enough to say that everything comes from love, rather, everything comes from love, and the nature of that love determines whether it creates or destroys, blessed or harms.
The Bielefeldt Papers 
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