Let us always be able to say that
we loved…
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or 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
“I Am Nothing” by Ginny Ownes
I could travel over oceans, cross the deserts, climb the mountains//Just to share Your story, bring You glory, and win souls for You.// And I could sing like an angel, songs so humble and so thankful//Full of drama and emotion, so the world would know Your truth.//I could give away my money and my clothes and my food// To restore those people who are poor, and lost, and down-and-out.//Oh, I could succeed at all these things,//Find favor with peasants and kings,//But if I do not love, I am nothing.
I could live a flawless life,Never cheat or steal or lie,//And always speak so kindly, smile so warmly, and go about doing good.//I could dedicate myself to do what everyone else wants me to-//Listen to them, compliment them, say the things I should.//I could show up every Sunday, lead the Choir and Bible Study//And they all might come to know me as a leader and a friend.//Oh, I could achieve success on Earth, but success cannot define my worth//And all these actions, all these words, they will not matter in the end-
Songs will fade to silence,//Stories, they will cease.//The dust will settle, covering all my selfless deeds.
So as I strive to serve You,//Won’t You make it clear to me,//
That If I do not love, I am nothing.
