A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

But The Greatest of These Is Truth…


If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love Truth, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge love and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love Truth, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love Truth, I gain nothing.

Love Truth never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge love,  it will pass away.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love Truth. But the greatest of these is love Truth.

(This is too often the value we place on our “correct” knowledge and “proper” belief… especially, it seems, in the blogosphere comment sections).

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Jeromy Johnson
I live in Folsom, CA, with my wife, Jennifer, and three kids. I am surrounded by and cared for deeply by some great friends. Their love for me is truly a moonlit reflection of Papa's love, and for that, I am deeply blessed and grateful.

Comments

  • http://www.crmooney.com mooney

    ouch? i’ve been guilty of this one.

  • http://sacredbe.blogspot.com/ rain

    touche.

    i was like…”wait a min—-ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.” :-)

    great job.

  • Greg Dill

    Sadly, I’ve lost friends at the sake of “Truth”. It seems Truth triumphs over love in Evangelical circles.

  • http://jeromyj.com/mendingshift/ Jeromy Johnson

    And I’ve lost friends because of Love. :-(

  • Greg Dill

    That’s more of what I meant. Those who are so bent on Truth have become divisive and argumentative, forsaking Love. I’ve lost friends because they were so bent on hammering the Truth and not recognizing Love and Grace.

  • http://jeromyj.com/mendingshift/ Jeromy Johnson

    Totally. And I’ve lost friends because I have recognized Love, if you know what I mean.

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