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The Greatest of These
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1 Corinthians 13:13
and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.


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It is written in the scriptures, “The greatest of these is love”

To love is a gift to the one who loves sent from God above

The ability to love is also the ability to forgive and forget

It is the power to withhold blame and thereby detain and forgo regret

It is the knack for inspiring another who might find himself

 Feeling blue

To love gives the capacity to be encouraging to others in the things that you say and do

Love means empathy, sympathy, understanding and gentle and caring compassion

It means more than to be fond of or exude physical passion

It means to support and defend, to uphold and be

Protecting

It means patience and endurance and most of all the ability to be accepting

Can you perform this loving deed my friend?

Can you care for and support someone even until the end?

I pray you can!

 


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 Reviews of "The Greatest of These"
Reviewed by Daniel Keith
Reviewed on June 9, 2010
Lew, I enjoy reading the way you put scriptures into poetry. It is a true gift. I do agree, the greatest of these is LOVE. May God bless you every day of your life.

Daniel

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 8, 2010
A fine description of what "real" love is, Lew. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on June 7, 2010
Richly stated. I especially like your line "to support and defend, to uphold and be protecting."
Blessings,
Christine

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on June 7, 2010
And the greatest of these, is love. Much Food for Thought here.

Reviewed by Paul Judges
Reviewed on June 7, 2010
Well composed, Lew

Reviewed on June 6, 2010
true inspiring verse Lew, you're right love does work but many of us can't find the fortitude to follow this age old remedy, love requires a whole lot of forgiving, many hate so deep they can't forgive, take care


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