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Day 45 of 365
"Valentine's Day"
1 Corinthians 13:1-8a and 13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
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....And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (NIV)
This is the pattern we have for love. Will each of us fulfill all of the tenents all of the time, no. However, this is what we strive for. Understanding there is no such thing as perfection when a human being is involved. We thank the Lord for the grace and mercy to attempt to love someone, in some capacity, the way He asked us to love.
Colossians 3:14
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. (NIV)
Love!!! Happy Valentine's Day!!!
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