1 Corinthians 13:4-7

if love is patient

- wait for me -

if love is kind

- let your actions show me -

if it does not envy

if it does not boast

and it is not proud

- i like the sound of that -

if it is not rude

- it must be considerate -
if it is not self-seeking

- it is not about you and me, but 'us'-

if it is not easily angered

- it knows things can take time -

if it keeps no record of wrongs

- we need to be forgiving -

if love does not delight in evil

- it must rejoice with the truth -

if it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always preserves

- love is something i will always strive to be -

When I was in grade 10 I was going to a local church in my hometown. I read this verse and didn't really understand it because I thought the bible must have been speaking about love in an ideal world instead of what it actually is.. either that or I had never really experienced love. One day I remember reading the verse and writing it out again, replacing the word 'love' with 'God'.. i remember it being a very significant thing for me..

God is patient,
God is kind.
He does not envy,
He does not boast,
He is not proud.
He is not rude,
He is not self-seeking,
He is not easily angered,
He keeps no record of wrongs.
God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves