It is not self-absorbed. It is not preoccupied by pleasure or even by the so-called necessities of life. Love is not easily distracted. It revels not in endless golf and television and fishing and boating and swimming, but serves others. Love does not avoid commitment, but gives generously of itself.
Love never fails.
But then I think better of it. The point is that Paul's words do apply to us today. Don't look upon these words as something to make you feel good and holy for the hour you're in church. They are meant to direct the way you live your life when you go out that door into the world. If you are not changed by what goes on within these walls, then we labor in vain.