LOVE, 1st Corinthians 13

4Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. 5It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. 6It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail]. 7Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].  

13And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13

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“Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us.”

Pablo Neruda

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Literary humor about Love:

Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet On the Western Front, years ago made this analysis:  “American novel–two people want each other from the beginning but don’t get each other until the end.  French novel–two people get together right at the beginning, but from then on don’t want each other anymore.  Russian novel–two people don’t want each other or get each other, and for the next 800 pages they brood about it.”