第十三章
4 愛是恆久忍耐，又有恩慈。愛是不嫉妒，不自誇，不張狂； 5 不作失禮的事，不求自己的益處，不輕易動怒，不計較人的過犯； 6 不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理。 7 愛是凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。 8 愛是永存不息的。先知的講道終必過去，方言終必停止，知識終必消失。 9 因為我們現在所知道的，只是一部分；所講的道也只是一部分； 10 等那完全的來到，這部分的就要過去了。 11 我作孩子的時候，說話像孩子，心思像孩子，想法像孩子，既然長大了，就把孩子的事都丟棄了。 12 我們現在是對著鏡子觀看，模糊不清，到那時就要面對面了。我現在所知道的只是一部分，到那時就完全知道了，好像主完全知道我一樣。 13 現在常存的有信、望、愛這三樣，其中最大的是愛。
默想
- 真正的屬靈，並非在乎一個人的恩賜如何，或有多少訓練，或講台上的表現如何。真正屬靈的人，他的態度和行為都會表現出愛來。
- 將4-7節抄在一張卡片上，將它背起來，並隨時拿出來溫習。同時，也隨時省察自己的態度，行為，有沒有愛心的表現。
禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在“靈程筆記”簿上面。
CHAPTER 13
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Meditation
- True spirituality has nothing to do with one’s gifts, training, or performing skills. The truly spiritual person is the individual whose attitude and actions express love.
- Copy verses 4-7 on an index card, memorize it, or bring it out to review often. Examine my own attitude and actions often to see if there is any love expressed.
Prayer & Journaling:
Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2011 “Spiritual Journal” book.