LOVE IS THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOVE IS=THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY

 

There is=ONLY ONE WAY=to live OUR LIVES=and that

Is=GIVING ourselves away IN LOVE=just like Jesus did=or

At least as CLOSE to him=as we can get=LOVE IS=

THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE=it is=THE MOST EXCELLENY WAY

 

Do you think=OUR WONDERFUL Saint Paul=had any idea=that

HIS DESCRIPTION of love=would be THE STANDARD=Read

At weddings=all over the world=and IN all families=Let us

Take a look at Saint Paul’s=definition of LOVE=it is

LOVE IS=THE MOST EXCELLENT OF WAYS!

 

“LOVE is patient=Love is kind=It does not envy=It does not

Boast=it is not proud=It does not dishonor others=It is

Not self-seeking=It is not easily angered

 

It keeps=NO RECORD of wrongs=LOVE does not delight in evil=

But rejoices=with the truth=It always protects=Always trust =Always

HOPES=always perseveres=LOVE NEVER FAILS”                                                                  I Corinthians 13:4-8

 

I READ these words myself=at my Cousin Kathy’s and Chris’

Wedding=Over 25 years ago=and they have=RAISED three

Beautiful children=and it was read at My sister Mary’s and Dave’s wedding

Many years ago=and they have RAISED 4 beautiful daughters=All

Beautiful inside and out=with a SECOND great grandchild on the way-

 

What great EXAMPLES of marriage=within MY OWN FAMILY=as well

As many others=Saint Paul’s description of LOVE=is the definition

Of Jesus’ life=LOVE LIVES ON=Love is=THE MOST EXCELLENT OF WAYS!

 

“And now these three remain=Faith=hope and LOVE=But the greatest

Of these=IS LOVE”                                                                                                                                1 Corinthians 13:13

ACTUAL LOVE=is putting someone else=Above you-yourself=

It is=PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE’S NEEDS=above your own needs=and it

IS NEVER EASY=just look at the life of Jesus Christ=Can we be an

IMITATION OF HIM?=Love is the WAY=it is THE MOST EXCELLENT OF

WAYS!=Love is challenging=and it is THE ONLY WAY=to live

 

IF it was easy=We would have MORE SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES=more

People=LIVING out of love=and not a 50% divorce rate=and a crime rate=

GOING through the roof=Not the child abuse that we have=and spousal

Abuse=we have in this world=LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY!=it is

The MOST EXCELLENT OF WAYS!

 

“Now eagerly=desire the greater gifts=And yet I will show you=THE
MOST EXCELLENT WAY”                                                                                                                    1 Corinthians 12:31

 

“Those who have served well=Gain an EXCELLENT STANDING=and

Great assurance=in Christ Jesus”                                                                                              1 Timothy 3:13

 

So today=my brothers and sisters=Move a LITTLE CLOSER=to

CHRIST’S MOST EXCELLENT WAY=of living OUT OF LOVE=by

PUTTING someone else in your life=ABOVE your very own self

 

My mother and father=were MARRIED 46 years=when MY FATHER

Passed away=and it was NOT ALWAYS EASY=not always peaches

And cream=but MY MOM and dad both KNEW LOVE=they knew

THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY=that Saint Paul speaks of=

LOVE NEVER FAILS!

 

CHRIST’S resurrection is the proof=Successful marriages=Successful

Relationships prove that too=LOVE never fails it is

THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our EVER LOVING perfect Father=our

FOREVER LIVING=Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-15-2024

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda