1 Corinthians 13:6-7 (NIV)
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians is a short chapter focused on love. The
Apostle starts the chapter there are several gift he could possess, but without
love those gifts are meaningless. Out of faith hope and love he says, “But the
greatest of these is love.”
If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at
the heart of every other Christian virtue. Thus, for example, justice without
love is legalism; faith without love is ideology; hope without love is
self-centeredness; forgiveness without love is self-abasement; fortitude
without love is recklessness; generosity without love is extravagance; care
without love is mere duty; fidelity without love is servitude. Every virtue is
an expression of love. No virtue is really a virtue unless it is permeated, or
informed, by love. -- Fr. Richard P. McBrien
God’s actions are based upon love. When we are blessed,
it is out of love. When we are disciplined, it is out of love. When we need
compassion God lovingly embraces us. God put's love into all of His actions and God’s love endures through all times.
When it comes to our actions we need to stop and think,
how does this show love? If we aren’t showing love in our actions maybe it is
time to rethink how we are acting.
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