Paul is talking about the kind of love, the quality of human behavior which followers of Jesus Christ exhibit toward one another and toward all of God s children. All of God s children . It is not what we feel. It is what we do. Love is patient.
Love is kind .
This from a man who was ignored, scorned, and abused, whose authority was questioned by the very congregations that he had founded. This from a man who had to deal with the slow of mind and the hard of heart. This to people who did not want to give him the time of day or wanted to give him just a hard time. Love is patient. Love is kind.