The power of words to spill over me and wash away confusion is present when I read about love in its most pure, deep, and life-giving sense.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It is not jealous, love is not pompous,
it is not inflated, it is not rude,
it does not seek its own interests,
it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,
it does not rejoice over wrongdoing
but rejoices with the truth.
It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.Love never fails.
As these words poured over me this morning I thought, “How simply elegant, beautiful, and true.”
Knowing what love is helps us to think about love clearly. Love is a thought, an intention, a habit, and a promise to love.
Feeling love helps us to be fully human. Love, as a feeling, is passion and motivation for generosity, sacrifice, and awe.
Yet knowing and feeling love pales to love in action. Love does. Love picks up dog food on the way home from work. Love plays backgammon with a child. For hours. Love says, “Your new outfit looks great, honey!” Love gives hugs, and kisses, and pats on the back. Love laughs, writes, sings, paints, works, travels, cooks, runs, plays, smiles and…
Sometimes love suffers. Separation. Grief. Pain. Fear. Insecurity. Broken hearts need to be comforted. Hard hearts need to be challenged. Lies need to be addressed. Yet confidence is found in the truth and promise of love, that it never fails.
How will you put love into action now? How will you accept love?
Hope your week is love-ly ❤ ~~~~~~~~ Angie Mc
Family Love Does More 
This was today’s Mass reading. My son and I discussed this passage and he used it for copywork. So much of love means thinking of the other, being self-less. It’s a hard and ongoing lesson.
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Yes it was 🙂 I never tire of reading it, hearing it, soaking in this reading, Jenn. Great idea to use for copywork. My boys and I had a great discussion about the many aspects of love and, like you, have concluded that while becoming more loving is hard and we often fall short, we find consolation in the promise of love. All that will remain ❤ So good to see you!
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Thank you Angie for this love-ly post ❤ This is a great passage to take to heart… Selfless, sacrificing love is truly fulfilling and there is a greater reward to be had, internally, for the giver and the recipient.
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Fulfilling. That’s the word. To love and be loved is fulfilling. Full. Filling. Yes!
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🙂 Totally!
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I love that passage and I come across it so much. It’s like a constant reminder to really love, which can be hard sometimes. May be why I get the reminders so much! ha ha
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Me too, Jill! And I laughed out loud when my new blog format pulled up a “related” post where I include this passage as well https://familyanswersfast.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/love-your-neighbor-literally/ . I had forgotten, not surprising, and must have needed the reminder, lol!
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What a sweet post…. from the kindness of your neighbor (and that cookie looked delicious!) to all the love passages!!
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Love is a choice, to put another’s needs ahead of your own. It’s a verb! 🙂
Loved this! 😀
❤
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Exactly! Yay!!!
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