1 Corinthians 13:1-8
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have 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 do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
Dear Lord,
Give me the value that comes from love. I’m so tempted to seek my worth in something else. But you make it clear that it’s love that gives me true worth. Show me my worth by leading me to love those closest to me no matter what they or I may be going through. Help them to know that they are loved by both you and me by how I treat them. Make me the image of your Son for them.
Amen
Pastor Don Patterson
True Christian love is unavoidably powerful for changing lives.
Additional Reading: Colossians 1, 1 Thessalonians 1, Philemon
