In 1st Corinthians, chapter
13, Paul's definition of
LOVE is what really gives me understanding, solace, and hope:
LOVE suffers long and is kind;
LOVE does not envy;
LOVE does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. LOVE
never fails...
And now abide faith, hope, LOVE--these
...but the greatest of these is LOVE!
See, not only is 3 a magic number, it's a DIVINE number!