Jesus: "You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later."

Simon Peter: 'Never at any time will you wash my feet!'

Jesus: "If I do not wash your feet, you will no longer be my disciple."

Simon Peter: 'Lord, do not wash only my feet, then! Wash my hands and head, too!'

Jesus: "Anyone who has taken a bath is completely clean and does not have to wash himself, except for his feet. All of you are clean - all except one."

Jesus: "Do you understand what I have just done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and it is right that you do so, because that is what I am. I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another's feet. I have set an example for you, so that you will do just what I have done for you. I am telling you the truth: no slave is greater than his master, and no messenger is greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know this truth, how happy will be if you put it into practice!

"I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, 'The man who shared my food turned against me.'

I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that 'I Am Who I Am.'

I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me."

Jesus Himself had set an example of; what it cost to be Instrument and Servant of God.

We must not merely know and store it in our 'knowledge bank', but must draw that knowledge, together with God's Gift of love and courage, so to put this into effect.

This required humility and sacrifices, which really prick our hearts.

What truly hurt and deny the sinful hearts; bring glorification to the soul, the pure human nature and spirit.

By bending down as servant, to His own followers or disciples required great courage and humility.

This was what happen to human parents, who would bend down to serve their little infants and children.

They were their 'flesh and blood' which the world term it, but we are co-shepherd and servant of Christ, thus are at the service of His lambs and sheep.

When we start our journey into the Kingdom of heaven, we are young children, feeding in the pasture and spring of living water, flowing from the throne of God. From there it passed through the Sacred Heart of Jesus, then to the world.

We are not supposed to be young children, as far as spiritual is concerned forever, but we need to grow mature and be 'mother' to the young ones, who had just began their journey into the Kingdom of heaven.

We need to co-operate with Jesus' Spirit, so that He can use us, to serve and love the world. This love is far from human tainted version of love and humility, but divine with mysteries of its own.

All the young little ones need our special care and attention.

These young ones could be spiritually immature and innocence, to realize the existence of spiritual battle, that was raging hot, between God and the Devil. Yet the Devil never dared to show His face uncovered before God, thus they adopt creatures or instruments. They tried to whisper words of deceits, so to provoke the sinful nature and will to refuse God. The Devil knew that the only revenge they could take was through exploitation of God's creatures and their weaknesses. After being driven off from the gate of heaven, they traveled in search of a place to take refuge. Earth was a conducive environment, whereby 'food' was found. For the attention of God was focus on the earth, of which God's treasures were found, hidden in the depth of Man's heart.

The little ones of God, could also be those who were marginalized; in term of poverty, physical and mental handicaps, according to the scale of the world. 'Scale' here means the standard of what average, above or below means.

For God created us all equals, yet physically we judge those different from the average or standard appearance outward and inward with a bias judgement. All the abnormality were not willed by God, rather the sharing of the burden, which the falls of Man, weighed on them. They were the expression of the consequence of sin, yet Men are mostly too blind to put the blame on themselves.

Those who had carried the burden and consequence of sin willingly were indeed, paying the price of sin. They would not have to struggle in great dilemma, after their earthly journeys were over. Therefore they are indeed blessed, for purification does not only begins, after our earthly journeys are over, but right here on earth, through the presence of Christ, in the working of the Holy Spirit. Jesus' blood is the anti-dote for our sins. He could not bear to see us struggling in our death's bed, but rather, He is quick to give us the medicine for our souls, right here on earth.

Baptism by means of water is necessary for salvation. Yet the fruit of baptism of water is the participation of God's Spirit, which comes about through the collaboration of the desire of the hearts, mind and will. The rituals; gestures, words and matters used were outward signs, which needed to reflect the inner desire of the hearts, otherwise rituals meant just thus.

We could not hear the voice of the soul, heart, mind or the will, yet we trust that they are of the same as ours. Parents who brought their young children for baptism needed to pray that although the little ones are not able to speak, but we need to have the faith to believe that the souls are capable of 'opening its mouth to the milk, or Spirit of heaven'.

The maturity of the souls does not directly parallel, with our mental or physical growth. The souls are God's Breathe or Life in us. They tirelessly spur the physical to submit and worship God alone, yet their voices seemed to low a tone, to awake the sleeping human spirits.

These children would grow up, having ritually cleansed and offered up to God, but they relied very much on their parents to impart God's knowledge to them. Their conscience would be form through both physical and spiritual channel. God, who had blew His Life into the hearts and bodies of human being, as at conception; continued to strengthen the vitality of the souls, by nourishes and cares for them too. Infants do not have the ability to exercise their spiritual right, but God knew what are best for them; thus parents needed to be co-operative with God, to feed them spiritually, through faith in God and prayer.

Once they are able to exercise their right and freewill, they might decide to seek God, their own ways. Some parents become despair, seeing the spiritual values imparted to them; not bearing good fruit yet, despair not! Most of them had ways peculiarly, known only to themselves. Worships of God, begins from the inside, as their hearts begin, their journey of personal relationship with their God. They might want to serve and love God, dynamically their own ways, which they had contemplated, through prayer. Along the journey of life, some found God the awesome ways but on the other hands, some lost God, by exchanging Him, with the other false gods, that they find along their journey in the jungle track. Sincere fasting and prayers would produce amazing result; but patient is required, which God needed to instill in all of His children; this is the very nature of Jesus, who moved to the will of God. He waited patiently for over thirty years, for His 'hour of glory'. Fasting is punishing the human sinful flesh, will and desire, for hurting, offending or even crucifying Jesus. This required detachment from the things or pleasure in relationships that we highly treasured. For the joy of the souls, is not about possessing material or earthly things, but rather our lives be lived without. By this nature in us; it pleases the Lord and our prayer Jesus received and answered, yet not accordingly to our sinful and insincere will, rather the will of God; which comes in unity from the silence prayer of the hearts.

There are so many agents that robbed us of God's love and life, in this challenging world. Jesus said that He is the only Shepherd, whereas others were His co-workers, yet on the other dark side were the robbers and thieves, who stole from God. All life and goodness come solely from God, but death and evil comes from the Devil and his agents.

Therefore we need to co-operate with God, to nurture and care for the weak ones; starting from those accessible and visible to us; the family, expanding this to the neighborhood, community we are part of, country we lived in and then the whole world.

This also includes spiritual responsibility. We need to put our spiritual priority right, then pray for others around us, expanding to the church and community of Christians, then to the whole world irrespective of whatever creeds or beliefs. Our souls and hearts need to be submissive to God, then God would be able to answer all the other prayers; for the souls and hearts of those under purification on earth and after, until they firmly step into heaven.

If we want to approach the king with our grievances, we had to be presence in the palace of the king, with great sincerity; otherwise the wise king (God), who would not be fooled, would throw us out. Therefore if we want to ask God for anything, we must be His friends. The generous king would not refused to give whatever his subjects asked of him.

Baptism of water had to be simultaneously accompanied by the Spirit. Whatever rituals of gestures, words or matters being involved had to bear spiritual significant, otherwise rituals remain just thus, which might even led to superstition and we commit sins.

The working of the Holy Spirit, in His gentleness, could not be physically distinctive rather peace, love and joy could be experience. Those were the essences of God's Kingdom of which Jesus had to the fullness.

Those who dwelt in the palace of the King; were provided with wonderful facilities and beauty that could not be found elsewhere. Heaven is the pearl of all places, far exceeding earthly beauty. It is full of splendor and awesome to the spiritual senses. Children of God are called to be workers in the vineyard of the Lord, not a group of redundant, spoil or barren inhabitants. Rather He wants us to be fruitful and labor with Him, to bring about the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God, which Jesus had started when He died, rose, ascended into heaven. There He fulfilled the Will of the Father by sending forth the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit, God claim back our hearts for Himself; not in a forceful manner, but through a gentle consultation with our freewill.

Therefore the Kingdom of God was established on earth, as the Devil fled from the power and authority of God. This Light of heaven shone on to earth, to reclaim what was once lost, by Man's selfishness and pride to Himself. God came to earth through the door of Jesus' Heart. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the glorified human Jesus, together with His human will and nature, which had been proven perfect for God. In unity with this perfect humanity of Jesus is His Divine Nature as God. God the Father, although was in human Jesus, as He journeyed on earth, was everywhere simultaneously. This also meant that in the quietness and humility of Jesus, while He was on earth, even as a helpless infant, was in fact the governor and owner of the whole creation, power and authority of all seen and unseen. It was in fact His choice to be made into thus, so that the lost children of God, would be able to grip on to the 'hands of His that are of the same size', rather than His appearance in a fearful and powerful manner. God had to come into time and space and be one of us, in nature, so that He can simultaneously teaches us the way of God. Through this humanity we can relate to Him, as our Brother and at the same time our God. God had appeared on earth, as written in the scripture to Moses, of which He took a tree and physical fire, as matters for Him to reveal His power and channel of His Words. God spoke to the trembling Moses, whose eyes were overwhelmed to experience the presence and power of God. The Jewish people who claimed to have worshipped God, but in fear rather than love. They cannot relate to God, who is power and spirit. We could not relate to God, unless our souls and spirits, overpowered our humanity and its limited wisdom and understanding. If we allowed the flesh or humanity to reign supreme, we could not experience God. For this had became 'a dark cloud that block us from the ray of the sun'. Sin blocks us from the vision and experience of God's glory. Although clothed in the physical attires of the earth, we must never forget the souls inside. For those who had lifted their hearts to God, through His Spirit, would not be left empty handed and unsatisfied. God shall fill our hearts with His love and mercy to the brim.

The Holy Spirit sanctified and restores our broken hearts, into the wholeness and perfection of Jesus Christ; by setting them free from various slavery and bondage by the Devil. It became sins, when Man willingly welcomes the Devil whom persistently tempts us, by offering 'forbidden fruits', which were food of our sinful nature. Beware! When we find sins at home in our lives; because it is the manifestation of the Devil in union with his 'station', that is the sinful nature, feasting on the souls and God's property. Just like Adam and Eve could freely indulged themselves in what were generously provided by God, yet the 'Tree in the middle of the garden', stood out against all others, and its 'fruits tempting and look delicious', we too are given such an instruction. Are we aware of the tree and its fruits? These are the most desirous among all other fruits. They looked good from the outside but they were rotten, in the inside. God seemed to be left behind when technology advances. Men were too absorbed into desiring these as not only means to earn incomes in exchange for basic necessities and better the lives of the people in this world, rather this struggle, had became a greed for power of which Men hunger to possess.

The presence of Jesus in Man's hearts does not make them greater and more powerful externally, but smaller, so to be their servant, as Jesus was. Jesus said, "John is greater than any man who has ever lived. But he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater then John." (Luke 7:28)

God came to Man, through the Holy Spirit, to bring about Jesus' continuous presence in all those who welcome and allow Jesus to make a 'home' in their lives. Making a 'home' meant so much to Jesus. Most of us welcome Him as an honorable guest, but He does not feel at home in their lives. God does not want to come and later be chased out by His own children, but rather to participate in the toil of their daily lives. He wanted to transform us, to who Jesus was, while He was in this world. He would not force Himself to be our King, but rather He awaits us to freely and sincerely allow Him a full control of our lives, just like Jesus had given Him. Jesus had triumphant not apart from God, but rather in complete obedience, submission and reliance on God alone. He made God the power and strength in His life, whereas His human nature and will took the rear seat.

As God had succeeded in claiming victory in the life of Jesus who is a human being, He wanted to do the same to the rest of Man, so that everyone of us would be able to share the riches of the Kingdom of God. For God knew that aside from heaven, there is no refuge in other places, as when Time and Space returned to what it was before creation. Jesus' physical and spiritual coming into time and space at His Second Coming, brought about final victory to God's plan of salvation. The shout of great joy and victory would be heard, from all corners, whose hearts had Jesus enthroned there.

The greatest and essence of all the commandments of God, Jesus reaffirmed and revealed once again consisted of Man's basic obligations; that is to love the Father of creation and to love the Gifts that God had manifested. The neighbors around us, the material treasures of the earth, which includes all those elements that, adorn our lives in this world.

Our obligation towards God must be the priority above even our neighbors. Although we are supposed to manifest our love for God, by doing the same to those God, brought before us.

To compromise our ultimate obligation and worship of God, as equal to the Gifts were deceitful. Worship of God, is through welcoming and submitting to God's Spirit, together with the humanity of Jesus Christ. With Jesus enthroned as head of our lives; He personally draws us into perfect worship, which He always had towards His Father. Jesus made us into Himself, as we unite ourselves into His Mystical Body and together we called God 'Our Father'.

This is the ultimate obligation Man must have towards God, then followed by treasuring and adopting fellow Man, as our brothers and sisters of the same family of God. Humankind is God's masterpiece of creation; of which He continuously formed into the likeness of Christ. To love Him, is to share in His labor, which means; focus where He is focusing, moves with the moment of His hands, walk where He is trotting, etc.

Jesus said that; if we count ourselves unworthy to bend down and serve others, irrespective of the degree of intelligent and physical appearance, we are not worthy to be called Jesus' disciples. We need to go overboard the discrimination of which others had, and treat them as our equals, who are worthy of our service. They needed to be treated with dignity and respect, just like Christ had shown us. It does not mean that we had to be cruel or bias towards the cream of the world; who are worldly wise, rich, powerful and had perfect physical built, but rather be able to look up to the less and the more than average with respect and dignity, as though they are sacramental of God. Humankind, in whatever intelligent, appearance and built needed to be look up to as instruments, so to complete the physical creation circle of the earth.

Since God, although rested on the seventh day, to remind us to set apart at least one day per week, focusing on our souls, spirits and our relationship with God. But God continued with His creation, through God's channeled wisdom of Man, energy and strength, material of the earth, so to renew the face of the earth, whereas the Devil tried to degrade the standard and quality of human lives and the fruits of Man's labor.

God's Children, who were given the Holy Spirit, share this mission. The Holy Spirit performs both spiritual restoration and physical; which means that we need to perform physical task, as though 'handmaid' of God, to restore and build a better world, whereby God's love, peace and joy, of heaven would be shared and experienced by those on earth.

Absence of the forces of darkness in this world is paradise. In paradise, God's riches would be generously showered into the grateful hearts and lives of Man. Because of the presence of adversary forces; Man doubted the goodness of God. Glorification in circumstances or situation where goodness triumph seemed to be less appreciated and much honors were falsely given to the adversary forces of darkness. This is a from of back-stabbing, the Almighty and loving God, who would not refused to give unless this had destroyed our lives. In the Devil's absence, the natural law, as destined by God would function to its perfection to serve its purpose, whereas today we see calamities brought about by nature going haywire and madness. Yet through this madness in nature, God can still brings about the opening of Man's Spiritual sight. God is not in the confused wind, rain, flood, snow or any other agents which brings about the lost of human lives. The reasons for these were manifestations of nature, which decided to depart from the rule of God. This means our lives in the absence of God personally are hell, so too there are two categories of nature; the sinful and the pure. The sinful nature, function apart from God, but the pure nature still moves to the movement of God's Spirit. Thus it was the interference of the Devil, in time and space, which brought about the disarray and shock, to see how fragile and seemingly cheap were human lives. Just like Judas Iscariot was a traitor, yet God allowed this evil, to bring about Man's victory.

True disciples of Jesus served with compassionate love and great humility, which comes from the source of love; that is God alone.

We were merely the transmission and storage of Christ's love, for His own people.

Jesus came into the world, not to condemn or judge it, but His whole heart, is out to save, by His service and sacrifice of His Life, for those whom God had set aside.

Does this mean that God had destined and willed for a section of humanity failure to reach God? Whereas the other section the ability to see God?

Jesus said many, if not all; to be fair are called, but only few are chosen. What did Jesus mean?

Those words of Jesus seemed to come true, as we see the scenario of the world today. There seemed too many spiritually blind, yet stubborn to restoration of spiritual sight. On the brighter side, there are those who gave away the pleasure of earthly lives for the Kingdom of God.

We seemed to show so much sympathy and compassion towards the physically blind, but did we know that the compassionate attitudes, we had towards the handicaps are experience by God, as He glance into the spiritually blind hearts of Man. How much pain God would experience?

God tried to reach out and offered them cure, but they refused.

Jesus as at the earlier part had revealed to the disciples about the pathway of sainthood.

The washing of others feet cannot be detached from our personal sanctification. For unless our lives were being made and purified to be God's instrument, how can we become God's storage of goodness for others. We might struggle in despair, trying to live a holy life, yet the world was merciless to these people. All hope of our personal struggles to reach God is bound to fail.

Therefore the Sermon of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and God, was to teach Man, the pathway of which His whole life was based upon. He and Mary had lived the way of the Beatitude to its distinction, which brought about shout of joy, in heaven and on earth; in souls and hearts of those whose greatest desire is to please God. God meant our whole human bodies to be glorified when we died, so that we need not wait for Jesus' Second Coming, but all had failed God, yet human Jesus' prayer would be answered by God, at His next coming. At the Final Judgement, those who were being judged fit, would be fully purified. The human spirits, souls, hearts and minds; needed to be cleansed so that the outcome would be the complete likeness of Jesus; then God, through Jesus would cloths them with glorified, immortal bodies; to dwell in heaven for eternity.

Our lives in this world shall be of service to one another. The power that moves us into the purest of charity, shall be the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit, the unseen guest behind the curtain of Jesus the Son and the Father. The Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ, in His Divine Nature, but united as one, with Jesus glorified humanity. Both natures cannot be separated: therefore they are one. His humanity becomes God.

The Holy Spirit is the Father; thus the creator and Lord of all that is seen and unseen.

If we stand beside people of the world, we might stood out purer or even perfect, but if we stand beside or before God, who had the essence and source of purity and goodness, we might hide in deep shame and remorse. But God continued to call us out of the hidden bush, for He had sewn clothing for us to cover our nakedness. 'Nakedness' here means, deprive of the gifts if the Holy spirit, who gives us the courage to come out and be presence before God. Without the love and mercy of God, we could never dare to approach Him, what more to speak to Him. Liken to a potted healthy plant, taken off and deprived of sunlight would become weak, fragile, with its leaves showing signs of starvation; turned yellowish. Supposed this plant was once again shifted back to its original station; what would the consequence be?

Happiness and Sorrow:

• "Happy are you poor;

• "Happy are you who are hungry now;

• "Happy are you who weep now;

• "Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!

• "But how terrible for you who are rich now;

• "How terrible for you who are full now;

• How terrible for you who laugh now;

• "How terrible when all people speak well of you;

True Happiness:

• "Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor;

• "Happy are those who mourn;

• "Happy are those who are humble;

• "Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires;

• "Happy are the pure in heart;

• "Happy are those who work for peace;

• "Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires;

• Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers.

(Matthew 5:3-12)

"I have told you this, so that you will not give up your faith. You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when anyone who kills you will think that by doing this he is serving God. People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or me. But I have told you this, so that when the time comes for them to do these things, you will remember what I told you.

John 16:1-4

'Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death? As the scripture says,

"For your sake we are in danger of death at all times;

we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered."

Roman 8:35-36

"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the sons of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.

Matthew 5:44-45.

Jesus' washed His disciples' feet as a gesture from the depth of His humble heart, that is bursting with the flame of Divine love. Jesus represented His Father, in His Divine Nature. To see Jesus' gestures apart or different from that of God is erroneous. It was God Himself who decided to reveal His own Divine character. For the Kingdom of God consisted of hearts that are selfless. All of them would willingly sacrifice their lives, in order that the 'little ones', might be save, just as depicted by the humanity of Jesus.

Therefore this gesture is a co-action and participation of God and Man.

Jesus said that unless He washed our feet, it is impossible for us to wash others' feet. Therefore the core of charity and love comes from God alone. It was the motivation of His Spirit in us that brought about human love, being transformed into Divine.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.

John 3:16.

God is love, and whoever lives in loves lives in union with God and God lives in union with him. Love is made perfect in us in order that we may have courage on the Judgement Day; and we will have it because our life in this world is the same as Christ's...We love because God loved us. If someone says he loves God but hates his brother, he is a liar.

1 John 4:16-20.

Jesus said, "And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples."

John13: 34-35.

"Whoever accepts my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. My Father will love whoever loves me; I too will love whoever loves me; I too will love him and reveal myself to him."

"Whoever loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and my Father and I will come to and live with him. Whoever does not love me does not obey my teaching."

"I have told you this while I am still with you. The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you."

"I am leaving, but I will come back to you. If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father; for he is greater than I. I have told you this now before it all happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe."

John 14: 21, 23-25, 28-29.

"The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them. And you are my friends if you do what I command you."

John 15:13-14)

"And when he comes, he will prove to the people of the world that they are wrong about sin and about what is right and about God's judgement.

John 16:8.

The one whom God has sent speaks God's words, because God gives him the fullness of his Spirit. The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power.

John 3:34-35.

For we know that when this tent we live in - our body here on earth - is torn down, God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a house he himself has made, which will last forever. And now we sigh, so great is our desire that our home which comes from heaven should be put on over us; by being clothed with it we shall not be without a body. While we live in this earthly tent, we groan with a feeling of oppression; it is not that we want to get rid of our earthly body, but that we want to have the heavenly one put over us, so that what is mortal will be transformed by life. God is the one who has prepared us for this change, and he gave us his Spirit as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us.

2 Corinthians 5:1-5.

When Christ was about to come into the world, he said to God:

"You do not want sacrifices and offerings,

but you have prepared a body for me.

You are not pleased with animals burned whole on the altar or with sacrifices to take away sins.

Then I said, 'Here I am, to do your will, O God,

Just as it is written of me in the book of the Law.'

Hebrew 10:5-7.

"Come to me, al of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy and the load I will put on you is light."

Matthew 11:28-30.

"You must be perfect - just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:48.

'He died for all, so that those who lived should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for their sake.

2 Corinthians 5:15.

'Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep. Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties.'

'Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.'

Roman 12:16, 21.

LOVE

'I may be able to speak the languages of men and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains - but if I have no love, I am nothing. I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned - but I have no love, this does me no good.

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass.

For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial; but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear...What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete as God's knowledge of me.

Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:1-10, 12-13.

Praise the Lord. Amen.