That Love Thing Again

If I speak in the tongues of men 
or of angels,
but do not have love,
I am only a resounding gong 
or a clanging cymbal.

If I have the gift of prophecy 
and can fathom all mysteries 
and all knowledge,
And if I have faith that can move mountains,
but do no have love,
I am nothing.

If I give all I posess to the poor
and give over my body to hardship 
hat I may boast
but do not love,
I gain nothing.

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 trusts always hopes
always perseveres.

Love never fails.

Sometimes I wonder if I truly love the people in my life to whom I say 
"I love you" every day.  I wonder if they truly love me.

 If I am impatient, unkind, self-seeking, rude, and yet say "I love you", this statement is unfounded. 

Whenever I have to spend an extended amount of time with my family, say when on vacation, I am reminded of this on both sides. 
It depresses me to see how, in what measure that they are rude and judgemental towards me, I am towards them as well.

 It is a helpless place to be because I can say nothing to them about it as I, too, am guilty. 
It's a cycle and we are all blind to our own folly while we judge others for theirs. 

What is the answer? How can we ever truly love one another? Of course, Jesus is the answer, but how? 

It only takes one.

One person to choose to be selfless, one person to pray for God to silence this guy inside:

This guy wants to blame everyone and yells out bitterly about how they are all wrong.  The anger that comes out of him is from pride and a feeling that others are abusing it.  

I kept this guy on the background of my phone to remind me NOT to be like him.  Sometimes it's easier to remember what we don't want to be like and to choose not to be.

I must remember the peace that may be found in silence.

This will please God. It is for Him that I make choices.  And though these choices are hard, is it not the hard things that are worthwhile?

I want to be able to truly say, "I love you" and it ring with truth.

Let the impossible be reality.  Lord, let me be a Princess of Sunshine.