Journal Entry by Melissa Semeri

S – Scripture: 1 Cor 13:1-8 ( NIV)
f I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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. Love 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.

O - Observation
All the gifts, talents, volunteering spots we fill or good deeds we perform, they mean nothing without His love running through us.

A - Application
Whatever I do, whoever I'm with, wherever I am, I'm called to love, not judge, criticise or tell someone what to change, that's His thing, not mine.

P - Prayer
Father, we are just noise without your love, help us to love all who cross our path without judgement or reservation because you loved us first, in Jesus's name, Amen.