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If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
2If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
3And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (NASB)

Love, in one form or another, has been on my mind almost constantly throughout the past couple of months. It plays so large a role in all of our lives that I can’t help but try to understand it, even though I am mostly grasping at straws.

Relationships, especially friendships, consume most of my time and thoughts. Whether it’s my relationship with God, friends, parents, or colleagues I am usually thinking about someone and how that relationship can be improved throughout the day.

The biggest struggle in my life has been learning to love people unconditionally. Once I have gone through a rough patch with someone or been hurt by them I have an extremely difficult time getting over the situation. But the people God has placed in my life recently have convicted me of this fact constantly.

I have friends that can put the past out of their minds and approach each new encounter with love and faith. They remind me so much of God. One specific encounter of the sort this summer almost brought me to tears.

This small reflection of God’s love is overwhelming to me. If my friends can be that kind, loving, and forgiving, then I can’t imagine how wonderfully beautiful God’s love is. I hope that we, as Christians, can all learn to forgive each other and have faith in the transforming power of God. I pray that I will becoming more like this and less skeptical of my brothers and sisters in Christ.

I hope that you will let God’s unconditional love overflow from within your heart for all the world to see despite the pain, joy, or confusion you might be feeling; let His unconditional love unconditionally pour out on others.

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