Today’s Verse:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. " 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Prayer for Today :
Heavenly Father,
Love is patient. - Father, grant us patience to deal with difficult people in our lives. Help us to forgive the person who has been wronged instead of using our power to "get even" with him/her.
Love is kind. - Father, grant us wisdom to help others eagerly and sensibly. Help us to reach out to those in need with passion.
Love does not envy. - Father, assist us to excuse or pardon those who are selfish, because they think of themselves too much and others, too little. Remind us always, Lord, to love generously. Let us stay loving even when we encounter people who are less talented than us, yet live better. Father, everyone's path is designed by You Lord, help us to understand Your purposes and Your will, help us not to resent or feel jealous, as they have only sown different seeds in life and got different harvest from us, that's all.
Father, we are still "love" learners with only a "practice licence". We don't know whether we can love with true courtesy. We don't know whether we can be truely polite, considerate and caring about other people's feelings. We don't know whether we can love our enemies. But let us practice prayers Lord, let us pray that by Your grace, we can spread Your kind of love as well when we spread Your words in this world.
Stephen Grellet said “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it, or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
May God help us to live lovingly and passionately, now and ever. Amen.
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