Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — 1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is not about me, but about other people. Each of these characteristics of love is based on a caring, forgiving, and kind attitude that sees the value in others and not just in myself and my own wants. That’s why the old saying “The middle of sin is a big I!” makes sense. When “I” become more important than other people and when what “I” want and what “I” win are more important than what someone else really needs, “I” have lost my way and don’t show the love of Christ.

 

Thought

Love is not about me, but about other people. Each of these characteristics of love is based on a caring, forgiving, and kind attitude that sees the value in others and not just in myself and my own wants. That’s why the old saying “The middle of sin is a big I!” makes sense. When “I” become more important than other people and when what “I” want and what “I” win are more important than what someone else really needs, “I” have lost my way and don’t show the love of Christ.

 

Prayer

Teach me to notice and value others in the same way that you do, Holy God and Sacrificial Father. I am aware that you chose to love and redeem me even though I was unlovable. Please help me to look away from myself and see others as you do. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.