Charity
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things,
hopeth all things, endureth all things . . . And now abideth faith, hope, charity,
these three; but the greatest of these is
charity.
Perhaps the greatest example that Jesus Christ has given to us is the compassion and love and service that he has extended to all humankind, as evidenced in the scriptures, and ultimately in his Atonement. If I can try each day to be a little bit better and to love and serve others a little bit better, I will be satisfied.
But charity
is the pure love
of Christ, and it endureth forever;
and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with
him. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray
unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this
love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers
of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall
appear we shall be
like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may
be purified
even as he is pure. Amen.
Faith hope and charity, take note of the order in which we say those words..... You have to have faith and hope in Christ in order to have Charity in your heart!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Marcy :)