There is a better way. An excellent way. That is how Paul concludes one thought and moved to another.

A passage that has become synonymous with weddings is intended for a different purpose. Love is an act of worship. Yes, this passage can speak to our marriage and can define true love to us, but Paul intends it for the church! Our gifts are worthless without love! We are nothing without love!

You are intended to love the church, to suffer with her, to endure with her, to come to your end with her. This is an amazing thing to consider. When Paul is talking this way, it is not an encouragement to a young couple, but a call to the church to do this for one another. I hope this changes your perspective. It changed mine over the years. I love His church (the bride of Christ) and am here to serve it by enduring all, loving all and going through everything with her. Will you join me?