Brothers and sisters know that a loving doe, a graceful deer—may her love and care satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her dedication. Know that hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs. Know that those who love their children care enough to discipline them. Know that a bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. Know that love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. Know that a friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Know that there are three things that amaze me 1. how an eagle glides through the sky, 2. how a snake slithers on a rock, 3. how a ship navigates the ocean, 4. how a human loves another. Know that love is more delightful than wine. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned. Know that the annointed child Christ Jesus said, 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' Know that 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 ... And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. Husbands, love your spouse, just as Christ Jesus loved the church and gave himself up for it.
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