Love...such a powerful thing

1 Corinthians 13-The message:

'We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!

But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love'

I love the Message bible....especially this bit :) For me it conjures up an image of a small child lost in the fog, visible only by her bright red wellies-she can be seen, but that doesn't tell her see which way to go, but then bursting through comes a radiant beam of sunshine, lighting things up, showing her the way-suddenly she can see, as clearly as we could see her wellies :)

The Message is awesome!!

Amen <3

Go in peace, for the Lord is with you, always and forever

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