Psalm 103:17-18

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children — with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

Acts 20:24

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

From Background Notes [BN] for May 23rd & 24th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Each expression of love, the Spirit's unified fruit, works itself into the spiritual growth of God's people. Fruitbearing is a fitting metaphor, for it emphasizes that the development of Spiritual Life...

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

From Background Notes [BN] for May 23rd & 24th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Love is the "ground" of the gifts, the indispensable foundation on which they rest. Consider:

1 Corinthians 13:13

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

From Background Notes [BN] for May 23rd & 24th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Clearly the biblical framework for love assumes the initiative of God and the dependency of human beings on that first divine movement, a pattern shared with the other two virtues of faith and hope which ground themselves in the trustworthy and transformative character of God.

1 Corinthians 13:13

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

From Background Notes [BN] for May 16th & 17th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Personal determination to see the future as open and rich with possibilities is the essence of Hope! But not just any future will do.