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Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails. But
where there are prophecies, they
will cease; where there are tongues, they
will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Prophecies,
tongues, and knowledge – these things people flock after throughout their lives
– to know the future, to speak eloquently, and to gain information and wisdom.
However,
all of that seeking will come to an end, our mouths will be silenced, and all
of the knowledge we store up will be gone as we pass.
I see
my mother-in-law in a nursing home, as she sits with Alzheimers, a disease that
robs the mind of all that has been stored.
However, her love for others is intact.
Her compassion is real. And her
prayers for her neighbors continue.
Love
doesn’t reside in the mind, or the tongue.
It resides in the heart. And even
when the heart fails and eventually stops, the soul lives on forever, loved by
God.
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