I Corinthians 13
Dear RTB’ers,
I think that I am not very loving. I am cheerful and friendly and helpful and responsible and a lot of other good things, but I’m not sure that I am very loving. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful… (vv. 4-5) Paul lists nine attributes of love in these two verses; I daresay at various points in my life that I have violated every one of them. So while today’s text is one of the most beautiful in all of Scripture, for me it’s a further call to action. To confession. To repentance. To forgiveness.
Even with all the baggage that I carry, I know that I am loved, that GOD IS LOVE, and that He loves me fully, completely, unendingly. That’s more than enough for me to move on.
Blessings!