One teaching in the Midrash breaks down Genesis 22:2 as though it’s a conversation between God and Abraham, like this
God: Please take your son.
Abraham: Which son? I have two!
God: Your only son.
Abraham: But each son is the only son of their mother!
God: The one you love.
Abraham: But I love both of them!
God: Isaac <– LAUGHS!
We know that Isaac means “to laugh” or “to make laugh” in Hebrew. If we view God as being one who experiences our joy and hope, as well as our pain and difficulties, perhaps this can be read to teach us that God experienced the joy of Abraham’s love for BOTH of his sons. God saying “Isaac” in this conversation could also point to God’s joy.
This may be a lesson. Love others well, regardless of their journeys.