1Corinthians13

Hi,

I had an unbelievable weekend, with some pretty exceptional people. I have been through so much this year, which has brought to light exactly who my true friends are. I have lost a few and gained many, and to that I am truly blessed. I have come to learn to love this town that god has deemed it neccessary that I spend the last 2.5 years of my life. Today, I led a youth group with one of my great friends and some of the high-schoolers read a verse that struck so close to home:

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

I have had to learn how to love again. That is such a long and winding road, that has brought both pain and joy. You always wonder what love is, and how do you know when you have encountered it. I'm still waiting, but to accept the things written above, and to have that feeling with someone else, is absolute and I can't wait.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.