We love Jesus when we allow ourselves to be loved fully.

“I understood more than ever how Jesus longs to be loved” (St. Thérèse of Lisieux) … How Jesus longs to be loved! Yes, that is what Thérèse writes. This grammatical form, however, carries a surprise. To be loved by Jesus means allowing Him to actively love us. And for us, being loved means letting ourselves be loved by Him. Jesus is loved when He can fully love us. We love Jesus when we let ourselves be loved in fullness.

(Fr. Conrad de Meester OCD /*1936/, The Little Way of Thérèse of Lisieux)