Do everything in love. I Corinthians 16:14
When I was a teenager, believing I held all the answers to the universe and adults just didn’t get it, I sang a song in youth group that averred, “They will know we are Christians by our love.” THIS is the only thing I had right. Beginning at home with my siblings, to the bully in the hallway, to the children across the globe, behind ‘The Wall’, whom I blamed for complex issues we were all too young and innocent to comprehend. My love, or lack of, defined me then and does today. It isn’t an option, it is the single element of Christian character.
Love means no agenda regarding expectation for reciprocity, just a call to share the mind of Christ in all things. If you like lists, as I do, here is one: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23) And don’t forget to be humble, protect others dignity, give up the need for vengeance, and preserve trust and hope with faithful…….LOVE! (I Cor. 13)
LOVE,
Gretchen