In Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul tells us what love is.  His words give us an example of how Christ calls us to love and wants us to be loved.  If you haven’t taken the time to read it, I encourage you to do so.  It is a truly amazing statement about love.

I received an email from a friend of mine who is trying to help her daughter navigate her first attempts at dating.  She had found something on the internet that helped her.  She asked her daughter to take the words of St. Paul in Corinthians 13:4-7 and put her boyfriend’s name in it.  Here is an example:

John (my boyfriend) is patient, is kind.  He does not envy, he does not boast, he is not proud.  He does not dishonor others, he is not self-seeking, he is not easily angered, he keeps no record of wrongs.  He does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preservers.  

I hope that you can insert the name of your beloved into these lines and that it is how he or she loves you.  I also pray that you can insert your own name into these lines and that they reflect how you love.

Paul ends his discussion about love with these words, “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love” (Corinthians 13:13).  In the words of the Cowardly Lion, I say, “Ain’t it the truth.  Ain’t it the truth!”