1 Corinthians 13:4 tells us that love is patient and kind, never jealous and most importantly selfless.
I have had the privlege of having parents who have been married for over thirty years and grandparents who have been together for over sixty years.
Over the past several weeks, it has become increasingly evident that true love is indeed selfless.
Such love doesn't mind helping you bath, dress or use the restroom when you find yourself too weak to do so.
It never tires of sleeping on the couch night after night so that they might hear you in the middle of the night if you might wake and need something.
Such selfless love cuddles with you in your hospital bed when you are no longer able to endure going out to a cinema to a see a film.
This love calls you to ask if your youngest child recieved a birthday cake this year and asks you to go pick one for them, so that all of you can celebrate together. Such love then apologizes to said child for having to celebrate their birthday in a hospital/hotel room.
Lastly, selfless love would rather themselves suffer than bear to watch you suffer. I am convinced God created us to love each other, so that we can attempt to comprehend the kind of selfless love He has for us.
This is the only sense I can make out of my parents situation. I have been blessed to have been raised in a house where true selfless love resides.
--- Lynsey
2 comments:
Hello sweet Smith family,
Lynsey...I loved this post. You are right and what an example of an incredible wife your mom is showing you as well. Not to mention the wonderful woman you have become my dear!
The Ray family sends their love, hugs, prayers, tears, thoughts, smiles and hopes your way.
Isaiah 26:3,4
~Linda
Ah Lyns! Way to make me cry and all snotty all over my laptop keyboard.
I love you guys!
Big ::HUG::.
Your family really always has had the opening arms of L.o.v.e. irregardless the awkard, hard, loving, normal, un-normal situation!
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