1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
Love is patient , love is kind , it is not envious . Love does not brag , it is not puffed up . It is not rude , it is not self-serving , it is not easily angered or resentful . It is not glad about injustice , but rejoices in the truth . It bears all things , believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13 doesn't say it, but but love is semper fidelis, too. I wish I could say the same about myself. I wish I could say I had perfect love as described here, my favorite chapter in the New Testament. Even though I was a Marine, who was trained to be semper fidelis, I failed. In fact, I failed a lot. I was far from semper fidelis. So today, I am thankful that God is. OK, you didn't hear that part in chapter 13. But God clearly is semper fidelis. We hear it in Psalm 25: The Lord always proves faithful and reliable ... and in Psalm 100, he is faithful through all generations. I am thankful God is always fa...