Week 4 Day 6 Love is ....

The Unfailing Love: (1 Corinthians 13: 1-13)

Urgh! Please don't say "Love is an open door"!

Think of the nitty gritty mundane acts that show love is patient and kind....etc

Here are some examples:

Love is not tapping your fingers as you wait for your flatmate to get dinner ready (patient)
Love is noticing when someone does well and patting them on the back. Then telling everyone about it. (kind)
Love is buying someone a gift when they have done better than you. (does not envy)
Love is teaching someone basic maths, allowing yourself to be questioned over an answer --all the while keeping quiet that you are doing a Phd in Maths (does not boast)
Love is not showing you can do it better, so that someone gets the chance to shine (is not proud)
Love is not telling the funny but embarrassing "I told you so" story about someone because it would hurt their feelings (does not dishonour)
Love is keeping someone company even though you are very bored, just because they want you to. (not self-seeking)
Love is not going to bed angry or sulking but sorting things out. (is not easily angered)
Love is using your own flaws as negative examples not those who are closest to you. (keeps no record of wrongs)
Love does not spread juicy gossip about what others have done wrong but create environments that encourage love to flow, like the Soul Pancake vid. Share you own list.

If you think the list you come up with is not humanly possible, you are probably right only God's strength allows us to love in extraordinary ways. We can be selfless when it is easier to be selfish; forgive when it is easier to hold a grudge and to persevere when it is easier to give up. Extraordinary.

Brainstorm ideas on how you could encourage loving actions through a social project.
Like this one

To find out more about the project click https://www.facebook.com/wywsleeping?fref=ts and
https://www.youth.sg/Our-Voice/Campus-Blogs/heystephie/2013/11/While-You-Were-Sleeping

So, the next time someone asks "How do I know if it is love?" You might respond in a similar way to this article http://convergemagazine.com/love-know-13014/