[September 6]
[Love] seeketh not her own. I Corinthians 13:5
HAVE I the love which is unselfish, which "seeketh
not her own" interests exclusively, which might even
be willing to let some of her own rights be sacrificed in
the interests of others? Or have I, on the contrary,
the selfishness which not only demands my own rights
on every occasion, but which demands those rights regardless
of the conveniences, comforts, and rights of
others? To have love in this particular means that
we will be on guard against taking any unjust advantage
of others, and will prefer rather to suffer a
wrong than to do a wrong; to suffer an injustice than
to do an injustice. Z'11-422 R4918:3(Hymn 191)