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1 Corinthians 13:4-7, The Message

“Love never gives up.

Love cares more for others than for self.

Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.

Love doesn’t strut,

Doesn’t have a swelled head,

Doesn’t force itself on others,

Isn’t always “me first,”

Doesn’t fly off the handle,

Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,

Doesn’t revel when others grovel,

Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,

Puts up with anything,

Trusts God always,

Always looks for the best,

Never looks back,

But keeps going to the end.”

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H. Peterson by NavPress Publishing

photos from humanitarian aid trips to Vietnam with Vets with a Mission

Children's Heart Surgery Project — Children needing heart surgery are identified on exam during mission trip clinics.

A veteran who “dishes out” love

Raymond with Montegard Children — Raymond making friends with children during his first trip back to Vietnam

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Psalm 34: 7-10

New International Reader’s Version (NIRV)

The angel of the Lord stands guard
around those who have respect for him.
And he saves them.

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good.
    Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.
⁹You holy people of God, have respect for the Lord.
    Those who respect him have everything they need.
¹⁰The lions may grow weak and hungry.
    But those who look to the Lord have every good thing they need.