Deacon 11: «Love»

And he was saying…

I visited many of the ruins of churches throughout the western coast of what is now modern day Turkiye and I thought of the words of Sant Paul:

“Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not jealous, it 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. Love does not rejoice over wrong-doing, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (I Corinthians 13: 4-7).

And I wonder how many of our fellow human beings actually believe it. I know that for some love is simply saying «I love you» and going on with life as usual. For others love is human chemical attraction. And still for others love is having a strong liking towards someone or some thing. But that is not what the Apostle Saint Paul teaches. So I will take each one of his phrases, one at a time…

Love is patient… The first thing he says about love and a most important one. When one loses patience, does one lose love? Not necessarily, but the thought has to do with being patient as a way of life, and a way of treating everyone. Patience means acceptance. Patience means not being judgemental. Patience means caring for the time and for the life of others. And most importantly patience means having the faith to wait for the good things promised unto us.

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