1 Corinthians 13 - Re-imagined

Love finds a way, into the shadows of doubt and questioning. It opens a window, turns on a light, throws open the doors, and sets up shop. And invites the inquisition over for tea. You can't protest in the face of love. You can't argue with it. All you can do is feel it. That visceral shift. That warmth that washes over. That pull-up-a-chair-and-let's-talk-about-it sensibility. It is being known. It is belonging. It is an invitation. No fear. No coercion. No guilt-trip. Love absorbs the blaming, shaming, and fault-finding. Because love is gentle, and love is strong. It waits for permission, and melts your defenses. It says, "go ahead and fight me", and disarms you in the same breath. It holds you close and propels
you forward. It steadies you in the face of adversity. Love is not intimidated by questions. It is not disheartened by doubt. And it can handle rejection. In love, there is nothing to fear. Because love covers and conquers all.

-Benita Grace Joy