The Guarantees of Love

Joy . . .
Love guarantees cheerful greetings to the truth but will not welcome evil tidings.

Peace . . .
Love guarantees that no account of wrongs will be kept, and it will not be 
suspicious.

Patience . . .
Love guarantees perseverance without complaint because love abides through 
all things.
 
Gentleness . . .
Love guarantees a readiness to help and will quietly cover all things from harm.

Goodness . . .
Love guarantees not to be covetous, and it will not seek its own conceits.
  
Faith . . . 
Love guarantees commitment and expectancy, because love will never fall away.

Meekness . . . 
Love guarantees not to be pompous, and it will not push itself forward.

Temperance . . . 
Love guarantees to do what is proper and fitting and will not be exasperated. 

Love guarantees no limit to any of these
because against such there is no law.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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