God did not need to create the world in order to have someone to love. God IS love as three persons within a communion of love. The Father loves the Son in the Spirit. The Son loves the Father in the Spirit.  And both Father and Son love the Spirit.  Each of the persons ever pouring himself out to the others in an eternal act of self-giving love. So, God is the one who loves and is also the one who is loved. That means God loves even if there is no creation for God to love. 

Creation expresses the Father’s love for the Son in the Spirit. For The Father made all things through the Son and FOR the Son. (Colossians 1: 16 ) In love, the Father hands over the whole of creation to the Son so that the Son may rule over all as supreme King.  Truly, it is all for him and one day all will be united in him and for his pleasure. In every way, he is the goal of creation.  

Creation is joyfully received by the Son as a loving gift from his Father. And then the Son perfects creation in himself and presents it back to his Father. Paul says, “Then the end will come when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power 

(1 Corinthians 15:24).  He does so, that God may be all in all. So creation is also the Son’s gift of love to the Father.

Truly, Creation emerges from love, it exists in love. it is upheld by love and is drawn towards its destination by love.