Bible Reading Challenge #41

Before we dive into Paul’s description of love, take a moment to think about how you would describe it.
What does love feel like?
What does love look like?
What does love act like?

1 Corinthians 13:4–7

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Paul doesn’t define love by emotion or attraction but by action and attitude. Each phrase paints a picture of what genuine, Christlike love looks like in everyday life.

As people loved by God, we’re called to make His love known through how we live.
Here’s the charge:

• Be patient and kind.

• Fight against irritability and arrogance.

• Lift others up instead of exalting self.

• Let go of grudges and quiet envy.

• Rejoice in truth, not failure.

• Bear, believe, hope, and endure the best in and for others.

When we live this way, we become walking examples of love — in the classroom, in the neighborhood, in the office, at the rec center, on social media, and around the dinner table.

Love isn’t just something we feel.
It’s something we live.