THOUGH I AM GIFTED
mystic, prophet, genius,
man of stoic faith,
remover of the mountains,
without love - I am nothing.
LOVE SUFFERETH LONG
envieth not, vaunteth not,
thinketh no evil.
Bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
LOVE NEVER FAILETH
prophecies fail, tongues shall cease,
knowledge fade away.
For we prophecy in part
waiting for the perfect day.
ONCE I WAS A CHILD
spoke and thought and understood
as a little child,
but, when I became a man
childish things were put away.
NOW WE FAINTLY SEE
through a glass - dimly, darkly,
but then - face to face.
Now I know in part, knowing
I shall know as I am known.
NOW ABIDETH THREE
just three, faith and hope and love.
Above all is love.