But the message of this mug is also appropriate for our Church. I think St. Paul sums it up well in his First letter to the Corinthians. He was writing to a Church that had great faith but was torn apert by conflict. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I gain nothing. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Love never ends.
As Christians, love is the attutude we are to embody. We are called to show God's love forth to the whole world. But before we can do that, we must first have love for one another. We are reminded of this call to love in our Babtismal covenant. We also promise to respect the dignity of all persons.