Two Way Street Love

[S] 1 Corinthians 13:13 --
13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

[O] Faith, Hope, and Love are three ingredients necessary for anyone to follow after Christ; yet, Paul distinguishes love to be the greatest of these.  I can see that the same love of God is what sacrificed Jesus on the cross for us, and on the receiving end, it's that same love that transforms our hearts in order to believe in the Way Jesus paved for us.  Faith and hope naturally follows once the love has been registered in one's life.

[A] In trying to cope with the family crisis at hand, I've tried to hold on to hope of God through my faith.  I should continue to do that without giving up, however, God wants me to love Him more and to reflect on His love more especially meditating on the suffering, death, and resurrection in this season of Easter.  I must exercise the greatest attribute Paul wrote about here.

[P] Dear Father, I love You with all my heart.  May my love for You outweigh all of other attitudes especially during this time of Lent.  I give You my heart.  Take it, Lord, and mold it and use it for Your kingdom's glory.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.