For, after all, put it as we For, after all, put it as we may to ourselves, we are may to ourselves, we are

all of us from birth to all of us from birth to death guests at a table death guests at a table

which we did not spread. which we did not spread. The sun, the earth, love, The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath friends, our very breath

are parts of the are parts of the banquet... Shall we think banquet... Shall we think of the day as a chance to of the day as a chance to come nearer to our Host, come nearer to our Host, and to find out something and to find out something of Him who has fed us so of Him who has fed us so

long?long?Rebecca Harding DavisRebecca Harding Davis

"Haven't you read," he "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the replied, "that at the

beginning the Creator beginning the Creator 'made them male and 'made them male and female,’ and said, 'For female,’ and said, 'For this reason a man will this reason a man will leave his father and leave his father and

mother and be united mother and be united to his wife, and the two to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ will become one flesh’ So they are no longer So they are no longer

two, but one.two, but one.Matthew 19:4-6aMatthew 19:4-6a

Therefore Therefore what God what God has joined has joined

together, let together, let man not man not

separate."separate."Matthew 19:6Matthew 19:6

Love is patient, love is kind. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is boast, it is not proud. It is

not rude, it is not self-not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily seeking, it is not easily

angered, it keeps no record angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, protects, always trusts, always hopes, always always hopes, always

perseveres.perseveres.

Love never fails.Love never fails.1 Corinthians 13:4-81 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love Love is is

patiepatientnt

Love Love is is

kindkind

Love Love does does not not

envyenvy

Love Love does does not not

boastboast

Love is Love is not not

proudproud

Love is Love is not not ruderude

Love is Love is not self-not self-seekingseeking

Love is Love is not not

easily easily angeredangered

Love Love keeps no keeps no record of record of wrongswrongs

Love does Love does not delight not delight in evil ,but in evil ,but

rejoices rejoices with the with the truth.truth.

Love Love always always

protectsprotects

Love Love always always truststrusts

Love Love always always hopeshopes

Love Love always always

perseverpersever

eses

Love Love never never failsfails

Husbands, love Husbands, love your wives, just your wives, just

as Christ as Christ loved the church loved the church

and gave and gave himself up for himself up for

her.her.

Ephesians 5:25Ephesians 5:25

Wives, respect Wives, respect [understand and support][understand and support] your your

husbands in ways husbands in ways that show your that show your

support for Christsupport for Christ

Ephesians 5:24Ephesians 5:24

"This is my "This is my body given body given

for you”for you”

Jesus ChristJesus Christ

””This cup This cup which is which is

poured out for poured out for you is the new you is the new

covenant in covenant in My blood”My blood”

Jesus ChristJesus Christ

"For God so loved "For God so loved the world that he the world that he gave his one and gave his one and

only Son, that only Son, that whoever believes whoever believes in him shall not in him shall not perish but have perish but have

eternal life.”eternal life.” John 3:16John 3:16

God is God is Love Love

1 John 4:81 John 4:8

Love Love never never failsfails