Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies, they will cease;
where there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;
then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part;
then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies, they will cease;
where there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;
then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part;
then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-13
I see this love letter from God two ways.
1) God assuring me that His love for me is patient. He will be patient no matter how naughty I am. He will be kind towards me. He will wipe away all my past and accept me as who I am. He will protect me with His life (that's why He came to earth to die for me). He will entrust me to do His work. He will always persevere each time I fail Him. He will not give up on me. No matter where I run to, He will "hunt" me down.
That is the vertical love He has for me. A love that is so great that He died for me taking away all my sin.
2) The Lord also wants me to show this love to those around me. For me to love them patiently. For me not to give up on them. For me to be kind. For me to be forgiving. For me to believe in them and persevere.
That is the horizontal love. A love that is so great that it must be shared!
Loving someone is not easy. I guess that's why, Love is a challenge to me. For those wondering if I am seeing someone or interested in someone, no. I am talking about my daddy.
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