Love

If I speak in the tongues of men

or of angels,

but do not have love,

I am only a resounding gong

or a 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 do not have love,

I am nothing.

If I give all I possess to the poor

and give over my body to hardship

that I may boast,

but do not have love,

I gain nothing.

Love is patient,

love is kind.

It does not envy,

it does not boast,

it is not proud. 

It does not dishonor others,

it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil

but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects,

always trusts,

always hopes,

always perseveres.

(1 Corinthians 13)