–5) I don’t have a problem with reading that at all and have done it many times. It’s the verse above it that’s been getting my attention recently. It’s 1 Corinthians 13:1–3 and it says “f I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:1–3 NIV) This should be the goal of every marriage above everything else. Let me explain. I used to think that this verse meant if I don’t love you I was missing something, that I was just a clanging high-hat or china crash symbol. I do still believe that. But it’s in the last couple of years that I’ve also understood it to mean that if I don’t have the love of my wife, if we are not growing more and more in love with each other, I am nothing. If you have faith that can move mountains, or give all your money to the poor, or are a super rich CEO with a fancy corner office and powerful career but your spouse doesn’t love you so what!?! It doesn’t matter. You are nothing. At the end there will only be three things that remain: faith, hope and love. And the bible in 1 Corinthians 13 ends by telling us that the greatest of these is love. Category People & Blogs License Standard YouTube License