Binhi sang Pagtuo
February 8, 2010
Dear Centralians and Friends,
Greetings from the campus!
Since February is considered the “love month,” our reflection will focus on love.
I always wondered why Paul in 1 Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) concluded his discourse by stating “Three things will last forever: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love” (NLT).
In this chapter Paul writes that there are five spiritual gifts that God has given us: tongues, prophecy, knowledge, faith, and giving. Paul was saying that without love, the practice of these gifts is nothing.
Without love: the gift of tongues is just a big noise; the gift of knowledge will sometimes make us arrogant and feel important; the gift of faith will make us compare our maturity to others, and this oftentimes leads to envy; the gift of giving will lead us to count what we have given and belittle others.
Paul is reminding us that it is love that enriches the gift and gives it value. Faith, hope and love go hand in hand, but it is love that boosts faith and hope. When you love somebody, you have faith and trust on that somebody. When you love someone, you hope for that someone, and it produces anticipation of new things. This is why love is the greatest.
May God bless us all!
Sincerely,
Pastor Francis Neil G. Jalando-on
Assistant Chaplain
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