A group of children were asked the question, “What is love?” One little girl answered, “Love is when your mommy reads you a bedtime story. True love is when she doesn’t skip any pages.”

We often get into trouble when we try to take shortcuts in our relationships with others. True love often requires time and energy and extra effort. The Bible doesn’t say that loving others will always be easy, but it does say—over and over—that we must always strive to love those around us.

Let’s not be skipping any pages!

“Love is patient…”—1 Corinthians 13:4.