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Day 27. Love is patient
Verse (King James Version)
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV)
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This is often read at weddings, but it applies to every relationship, including friends and family. It describes love as patience, kindness and not showing off. That makes love sound ordinary, and ordinary is how most love is lived. It is not about feeling swept away.
Talk about it
Which of these qualities would improve your closest relationship?
Try this
Choose one relationship. Do one patient, kind thing without being asked.
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