1 Corinthians 13, Christmas Version
If I adorn my house with twinkling lights but don’t show
love to my family – I’m just a decorator. If I bake cookies, prepare gourmet
meals, and arrange a beautiful table, but don’t show love to my family – I’m
just a cook. If I volunteer at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and
donate to charity, but don’t show love to my family – it profits me nothing. If
I trim a tree, attend holiday parties, and sing in the choir but don’t focus on
Christ, I’ve missed the point. Love stops cooking to hug the child. Love sets
aside the decorating to kiss the husband. Love is kind, even when tired. Love
doesn’t envy another home that has coordinated china and table linens. Love
doesn’t yell at kids to get out of the way. Video games break; pearl necklaces get
lost; golf clubs rust. But the gift of
love will endure. – Sharon Jaynes
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