If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
Love is patient. Love is kind and it is not jealous. Love does not brag and is not arrogant. Love does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part, and we prophecy in part. But when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully, just as I also have been fully known. But now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
In memory of Mary Elisabeth Hamilton Lyons DeRenzis- "Aunt Bett"
I took this picture on the morning of her funeral and for some reason it brought to mind this passage in the New Testament. The fog made me think of "seeing things dimly". What I know of heaven is very hazy in some ways- mostly because I've never been there. But I see it dimly and look forward to the "perfect" day when I will be reunited with the ones I love who have gone before. Until then, the love that we share (d) as a family will endure because when you invest in love, the returns are eternal. I think that sums up the way my aunt lived and the person she was. I am glad she was a part of my life and that love lives on.
What a beautiful commentary and tribute to Aunt Bell. I remember when my mother was dying, she said, "I just can't wait to get to heaven!" What a beautiful end of life declaration!
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri! @httpgeffed Thank you Colleen! @mrssmith Thank you Carla- thanks for those hugs! @dmariewms Thank you Marie! I like how you said that. @karenann Thank you Karenann- and thank you so much for the fav! @eudora Thank you Diane! @summerfield Thank you Vikki! @digitalrn Thank you Rick! @nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole! @eniaral Thank you Laraine! @sparkleplenty1 Thank you Joyce! My father told the ICU nurse he was "going home". It's a very reassuring thought, isn't it?
Thank you all so much. I had planned to give the artist challenge another go today, but this picture really fit my feelings today. I'm glad that I posted it. And your kind words have confirmed to me that it is always best to post and write about the day.
@sangwann Thank you Dione! @salza Thank you Sally! We get some beautiful foggy mornings here but I've yet to have the proper time to get a picture. This was shot from the car! @prttblues Thank you Bev! Certainly not as good as some of yours- but it's a start!
Thank you all. I hope to get some better ones in the future.
@filsie65 Thank you Phil- my sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your uncle. I hope these words have also offered you hope and comfort as they did for me.
Very beautiful and lovely memory. It reminds me of a new song out. I will post if I ever find it. These words exact. I missed a lovely fog photo the other morning, I hope to have the chance to capture it in the future. :-)
@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen!
@mrssmith Thank you Carla- thanks for those hugs!
@dmariewms Thank you Marie! I like how you said that.
@karenann Thank you Karenann- and thank you so much for the fav!
@eudora Thank you Diane!
@summerfield Thank you Vikki!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick!
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole!
@eniaral Thank you Laraine!
@sparkleplenty1 Thank you Joyce! My father told the ICU nurse he was "going home". It's a very reassuring thought, isn't it?
Thank you all so much. I had planned to give the artist challenge another go today, but this picture really fit my feelings today. I'm glad that I posted it. And your kind words have confirmed to me that it is always best to post and write about the day.
@salza Thank you Sally! We get some beautiful foggy mornings here but I've yet to have the proper time to get a picture. This was shot from the car!
@prttblues Thank you Bev! Certainly not as good as some of yours- but it's a start!
Thank you all. I hope to get some better ones in the future.