The ability to deal quietly and courteously with people who are awkward, difficult and offensive reveals the virtue of patience. The notion here is to have a mutual tolerance without which no group of human beings can live together in peace. This amplifies patience. It works best when we keep a pail of water nearby so that when someone injures us we can write down the details in the water. Love The final quality embraces all four and is the crown and sum of all these virtues.
Love seeks the welfare of others and the good of the whole community.
Love is focusing on the other people's welfare and the willingness to act for their good rather than just for our own good. This kind of love, agape in Greek, is not warm fuzzy feelings that rise and fall with our moods, but the decision we make to always act in a loving manner toward someone else. These are the virtues that produce unity, harmony, and peace. Then take up these virtues of worthy living and you will restore the peace and unity, which God has given to the Body of Christ. Now, I want to point out a bonus that is hidden in this little text.