1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, 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.
Society banters about the word love, but clearly does not not use this definition. There's nothing here about making one feel good, sexuality or causing one's heart to skip a beat. This love looks like it wouldn't come easy. It would be hard work. And I don't see that there's any "being out" of love here.
Jesus told us the world would know His followers by their love for one another. I can only imagine how every church would be transformed if we really were to show this kind of love to our brothers and sisters. It's revolutionary. We would really become "communities" of believers, our lives interconnected, not just groups that gather once a week or so if we modeled this kind of love.
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