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Love That Sees the Neighbor's Need - Lutheran (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
Source: Marriage illustration80 words
Luther described love as "seeking not its own" but flowing outward toward the neighbor. "Love does not insist on its own way." In marriage, friendship, community, love asks: what does the OTHER need? Not: what do I want? A Lutheran couple married 60 years was asked their secret. The wife said: "Every morning I ask, 'What does he need today?'" The husband said the same. 1 Corinthians 13 is practical: daily attentiveness to another's good. Where is your love looking?
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