[Songs in the Night - September 1]
Now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:13
IT SEEMS impossible to describe love, this wonderful
quality without which nothing is acceptable in
the sight of God!
The apostle does not attempt to define
love, but contents himself with giving us some of
its manifestations.
Those who possess a love with
such characteristics are able to appreciate it, but not
able otherwise to explain it.
The fact is that love, like
life and light, is difficult to define; and our best endeavors
to comprehend it are along the lines of its
effects.
It is of God; it is godlikeness in the heart,
in the tongue, in the hands, in the thoughts—supervising
all the human attributes and seeking to control
them.
Where love is lacking, the results are more or
less evil; where love is present, the results differ according
to the degree of love, and are proportionately
good. Z'11-421 R4917:2 (Hymn 165)