A Chat With Pastor Bill: “Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Love 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. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
February is often considered to be a month of love, with the celebration of Valentine’s day. Therefore, the verses above describe the kind of love that I’m sure we would all like to receive. The challenge for us is to read these verses and realize this is the kind of love that Jesus gives to us and that we are called to give to others. One way that has always helped me to consider my limits of loving others is by checking my love score by reading the verses from 1 Corinthians 13 and substituting my name wherever the word “love” or “it” appears...
