And the greatest gift is love

I have always been quite a creative guy. Especially when it comes to humor. I think watching alot of western comedies helps with that. However in my younger days, i used my powers of wit and jest somewhat irresponsibly. I do reacall offending several friends (girls of course... so sensitive...) and they were REALLY upset. I had no clue why. What i did learn is that while i acted in jest (hey! everybody was laughing with me... what could be wrong?) i did not act in love. Thats a VERY important lesson that i remember forever becasue that is how i apologised to that freind of mine. "i am sorry i acted in jest but not in love" those exact words. And yes... its in the bible too:)

1 Corinthians 13 (whole chapter guys!)

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

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.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

God Bless,
Jonathan