"true faith is loving a person after he has hurt you. true love makes you stand out....christ commands that we give without expecting anything in return...do you give to those who cannot repay you? to those who would harm you, if they could? to those who have already done harm to you? this is christ's love."

patient.

kind.

does not envy.

does not boast.

is not proud.

is not rude.

is not self-seeking.

is not easily angered.

keeps no record of wrongs.

does not delight in evil.

rejoices with the truth.

always protects.

always trusts.

always hopes.

always perseveres.

never fails.

"and so i have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it...god's love will never change us if we don't accept it."

i'm learning to make god my refuge.

i'm learning to let him heal me.

let him guide me.

let him love me.