Is love your reality?

Is love your reality?

Faith, hope, and love these three but the greatest of these is love. This phrase is from 1 Corinthians 13 taken from the scriptures understood by Christians to have been recorded by Paul in the first century, or just over 2000 years ago. Why is love so important? Scripture also reminds us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Hope is given wings in Isaiah 40. Yet here we have love being placed as primary.

Love is the paramount teaching of scripture. The central focus of the two greatest commandments. It is also the central theme of a vast number of movies worldwide. Yet, we still have war. We still have hate. We still have heart-rending violence. One could ask where is this love we speak of?

We could debate what love is. We could argue over the application of love in society. We can even discuss the nuances of the action versus feelings. But none of us can point to a world that has taken to heart these teachings on love, even though they have been preached and discussed for over two thousand years.

Is love simply a myth, a story, or a poem? Is the human race not able to live out these teachings? Oh, sure we see it among individuals, sometimes in communities, but not in much large portions of the population. Limited is the use of love. Limited to conversations and books. Limited to specific occasions and certain situations. Limited.

The greatest of these is love. This phrase is actually not debated. It is accepted by most all cultures and peoples, yet not walked in.

Love, what does it mean to you? Will you act in it or without it today? I guess that is the only truth we need to grasp. Love, it is not about them, the others. Love, it is about me. How will I choose to live?

Blessings!