Love will last forever (I Corinthians 13) – prophecy and speaking in tongues and special knowledge will become useless. Three things will last forever – faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love. Characteristics of love – it is patient and kind, not jealous nor boastful nor proud nor rude; it does not demand its own way. It is not irritable and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance! Yes!
This morning I will officiate at the funeral of Mildred Hillme who lived 98 years. Her husband was a United Methodist Pastor, and her only child, John, is our organist at Wesley. The scripture selected by her family is I Corinthian 13.
In the notes section of the Chronological Life Application Study Bible I am using, there is an article about mirrors, stating that copper, bronze, silver and gold were used for mirrors, not glass. This created an imperfect reflection. Verse 12 states “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity (face to face).” Science has perfected mirrors, even giving them magnification. There are so many things we see imperfectly this side of heaven, and those who have died now see these things “with perfect clarity.”
Guide me most Holy Lord as I serve you today, pastoring among the people called Wesley UMC, and leading by servant example in this community. Thank you for this glorious spring day in the Ozarks.
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