January 30, 2022
“Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not jealous, it does not put on airs. It is not snobbish, love is never rude, it is not self seeking. It is not prone to anger, neither does it brood over injuries. Love does not rejoice over what is wrong, but rejoices in the truth. There is no limit to love’s forbearance, to its trust, to its hope, its power to endure.”
How often Saint Paul provides a litany to reflect upon. How often couples select this Corinthian passage to be read at their wedding. It sounds wonderful and is really the goal of everyday living.
As Paul teaches, do I realize that he tells me only two things that love is, but the many things that it is not? The couple choosing this passage, and all of us, wish to root out whatever is not love and replace it with the many virtues he writes about elsewhere, as love, joy, patience, kindness, humility, self control.
Why not take one virtue each day this week, and make sure it is found in your life. John tells us ‘God is love...’