" LOVE… ALWAYS TRUSTS… ALWAYS PERSEVERES. "
1 CORINTHIANS 13 : 4-7 (NIV)
He had finally decided to ask his employer for a raise. Before leaving for work he told his wife what he was about to do. All day long she felt apprehensive. Finally, late in the afternoon, he summoned the courage to approach his boss. To his delight, he got the raise.
Elated, he arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china and lit candles. Smelling the aroma of a specially prepared meal, he figured that somebody from the office had called his wife and tipped her off.
Finding her in the kitchen he shared the good news. They embraced and danced around together before sitting down to a wonderful meal. Next to his plate he found an artistically lettered note that read, “Congratulations, dear! I knew you’d get the raise. This dinner is to show you how much I love you.”
Later, on his way to the kitchen to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card that had fallen from her pocket. Picking it off the floor he read, “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway. This dinner is to show you how much I love you.”
Total acceptance! Total love! She stood behind him no matter what – softening the blows, healing the wounds, believing in him. We can be rejected by many – as long as we’re loved by one!
The poet wrote, “Love in your heart is not put there to stay. Love isn’t love, till you give it away.” Today, find a way to show your love.
