1 Cor 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
I have several books about praying the scriptures for your children. They recommend inserting the name of your children into scripture to make it more personalized and focused. Then yesterday as I was driving home, listening to FM radio on a loaner car while my van was in the shop, the DJ recommended the same technique with my own name for these verses from 1 Cor 13. I found the results incredibly powerful.
1 Cor 13:5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Beth is patient, Beth is kind. Beth does not envy, Beth does not boast, Beth is not proud. Beth does not dishonor others, Beth is not self-seeking, Beth is not easily angered, Beth keeps no record of wrongs. Beth does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Beth always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Cor 13:6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this opportunity to make Your word so much more personal. Thank You for the goal of living into this version of love, this version of the person You designed me to be. I have made progress, Lord, but I still have a long way to go. Help me to embody Your love in my life. Help me to shine Your light. Draw me closer. Amen.
1 Cor 13:7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.