The Greatest of These is Love

Tom Penrod
3 min readFeb 16, 2023
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So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV

What does it mean to love someone beyond without limits? Unconditional love?

How can you possibly love a man?

Ok, I am gonna describe myself and I know that you are much more lovable than me…

How does my wife possibly love me????? I am a cow hand and farmer. I am dirty and messy and all those things that go with being a cow hand.

  • My boots are muddy and stink and as I have been blessed with age I am too lazy to take them off every time I walk into “her house.”
  • My hands are calloused and grease stained from maintaining equipment.
  • I never want to take a vacation. ***What if the cows need my help???***

Oh Yes, did I mention that in my efforts to repurpose my life, I am learning to be a preacher? Constantly studying God’s Word, sermons on Sunday mornings, visits to the sick and shut-ins, evangelism visits, counseling sessions, Constantly studying God’s Word.

And I ask again. How does my wife possibly love me????

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11 ESV

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Tom Penrod

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