PSALM 100
(A psalm of praise)
The LORD Is God

Shout praises to the LORD, everyone on this earth.

Be joyful and sing as you come in to worship the LORD!

You know the LORD is God!  He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, 
the sheep in his pasture.

Be thankful and praise the LORD as you enter his temple.  The LORD is good!  His love and faithfulness will last forever.

1 CORINTHIANS 13
Love

What if I could speak
all languages
of humans
and of angels?
If I did not love others,
I would be nothing more
than a noisy gong
or a clanging cymbal.
What if I could prophesy
and understand all secrets
and all knowledge?
And what if I had faith
that moved mountains?
I would be nothing,
unless I loved others.
What if I gave away all
that I owned
and let myself
be burned alive?
I would gain nothing,
unless I loved others.
Love is kind and patient,
never jealous, boastful,
proud, or rude.
Love isn't selfish
or quick tempered.
It doesn't keep a record
of wrongs that others do.
Love rejoices in the truth,
but not in evil.
Love is always supportive,
loyal, hopeful,
and trusting.
Love never fails!
Everyone who prophesies
will stop,
and unknown languages
will no longer
be spoken.
All that we know
will be forgotten.

We don't know everything,
and our prophecies
are not complete.
But what is perfect
will someday appear,
and what isn't perfect
will then disappear.
When we were children,
we thought and reasoned
as children do.
But when we grew up,
we quit our childish ways.
Now all we can see of God
is like a cloudy picture
in a mirror.
Later we will see him
face to face.
We don't know everything,
but then we will,
just as God completely
understands us.
For now there are faith,
hope, and love.
But of these three,
the greatest is love.