On First Corinthians 13

"This love described by Paul isn’t mushy and sentimental. It’s tough and unwilling to yield. This love that is patient and kind and isn’t rude or boastful and is self-giving and all that. Here’s what is scary about this kind of love: you can’t manipulate it. There is no amount of weight loss, piety, personality management, big smiles, or strained pretense that can affect this love. And maybe in the absence of manipulation we stand bare before the eyes of God. This love is found in the gaze of God as God looks upon us naked and whole. Because this type of love is characterized by the giver, not the receiver. Gone are the strivings and manipulations and efforts to make ourselves more lovable. In the face-to-face gaze of the beloved, we are known because we are loved. We aren’t loved because we are known."


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