Your "love" is as short-lived as morning dew.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:1 (ABP)
If I could wax eloquent in all languages — including Angelese,
but lacked love,
I'd be nothing more than an annoying thumping bass
or fingernails scrapping across a chalkboard.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God-like love is the essential ingredient of all healthy relationships.
DAILY FODDER
Why is love such a hard thing?
PRAYER
Loving Lord, your love is never withheld or diluted by circumstances. You even loved us so much that you sent your one and only Son into the world to sacrifice his life as he took on the forces of non-love. How is it then that I, your disciple by confession, with all the best intentions, fall so short in the love department? I certainly don't love my neighbor with the same energy that I put into loving myself. Redevelop my life so that your love freely flows through all my thoughts, words, and actions. I'm want to become consistent in my love, for the sake of Christ Jesus. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
We hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil.
Amen!
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil.
Amen!
