[ The Way of Love ] If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. ...
Sometime I just need a reminder. I hadn't heard this song in a while and I guess God decided it was time to bring the desire He has for us to love as He loves to the forefront of my mind. I must admit I get caught up in self all too often, not consciously, or intentionally, just as the moments and hours of the day pass, I just focus more on what I am doing and having to do then loving those around me. I'm sure it is a common ailment among a lot of us, so God's little nudges are always timely in, and essential to our Christian walk. My Mom was so good about seeing the needs and hearts around her...I covet this gift!
Lord, teach us, lead us and remind us to love. Help us to focus on what is needed around us, how we can share Your loving touch with the our family, friends, and the world. In Jesus name, Amen.
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