Scripture: 1st Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant…
Thought for the Day: In the ancient Greek, the word we translate as ‘arrogant’ in this passage means what we think it means — to be puffed up or inflated. It could probably be translated as being full of oneself or full of hot air. One of the great preachers of the 20th century was Harry Emerson Fosdick, and he once said, “A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.” Actually, the package initially looks big, but there isn’t much substance and it easily deflates into an empty shell. Love, on the other hand, is known in substantive ways. Those who love are a weighty gift to the world, and when fully unwrapped, the gift never disappoints.
Prayer: O God, I ask for you to pop my big ego and help to set aside my pride, so that your loving presence might more greatly reside within me. Amen.
