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Have Not Love

            Nothing in this world is worth having without love.  A world without love is a fitting topic for Mother’s Day!                 Paul emphasizes this in 1 Corinthians 13—the great love chapter.  He writes: 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. Without love, eloquent speech, perceptive IQ, steadfast faith, and generous giving mean nothing.                  It’s quite clear that we humans a...