Love is....

Love is…

being happy for the other person

when they are happy

being sad for the other person when they are sad

being together in good times

and being together in bad times

Love is the source of strength

Love is…

being honest with yourself at all times

being honest with the other person at all times

telling, listening, respecting the truth

and never pretending

Love is the source of reality

Love is…

an understanding that is so complete that

you feel as if you are a part of the other person

accepting the other person just the way they are

and not trying to change them to be something else

Love is the source of unity

Love is…

the freedom to pursue your own desires

while sharing your experiences with the other person

the growth of one individual alongside of

and together with the growth of another individual

Love is the source of success

Love is…

the excitement of planning things together

the excitement of doing things together

Love is the source of the future

Love is…

the fury of the storm

the calm of the rainbow

Love is the source of passion

Love is…

giving and taking in a daily situation

being patient with each other's needs and desires

Love is the source of sharing

Love is…

knowing that the other person

will always be with you regardless of what happens

missing the other person when they are away

but remaining near in heart at all times

Love is the source of security

Love is the

source of life

Love....,,

And in Life's noisiest hour,

There whispers still the ceaseless Love of Thee,

The heart's Self-solace and soliloquy.

You mould my Hopes, you fashion me within ;

And to the leading Love-throb in the Heart

Thro' all my Being, thro' my pulse's beat ;

You lie in all my many Thoughts, like Light,

Like the fair light of Dawn, or summer Eve

On rippling Stream, or cloud-reflecting Lake.

And looking to the Heaven, that bends above you,

How oft! I bless the Lot that made me love you.

Love is very patient and kind,

never jealous or envious,

never boastful or proud,

never haughty or selfish or rude.

Love does not demand its own way.

It is not irritable or touchy.

It does not hold grudges

and will hardly even notice

when others do it wrong.

It is never glad about injustice,

but rejoices whenever truth wins out.

If you love someone you

will be loyal to him

no matter what the cost.

You will always believe in him,

Always expect the best of him

and always stand your ground

in defending him.

All the special gifts

and powers from God

will someday come to an end,

but love goes on forever.

Living Bible