—1 Corinthians 13:4–8, 13 ESV But even those words have grown tired and overly familiar, haven’t they? I was challenged to do a little exercise with these verses, one that was profoundly convicting. Take the phrase Love is patient and substitute your name for the word love. (For me, “Francis is patient.…”) Do it for every phrase in the passage. By the end, don’t you feel like a liar?
