s to do good to those we love.

8. Charity is not easily provoked. There is a weightiness in the love of
God. It balances all our actions. We are not hasty under provocations; we
are not excited or vexed at every trivial occurrence.

9. Charity thinketh no evil. The meditations of a heart of pure love are
holy. A holy man's thoughts are upon pure and true subjects. He thinketh
no evil.

10. Charity rejoiceth not in iniquity. Sin saddens and grieves the heart
of love. Should there be a secret rejoicing in your heart because some
brother has fallen into sin, you are proud and an abomination unto God.

11. Charity rejoiceth in the truth. Where the truth is accepted it causes
the heart of love to rejoice. Should God use some other individual in
setting the truth before people which causes them to rejoice, if you love
God and the truth you will rejoice with them.

12. Charity beareth all things. Amid adversities, afflictions,
persecutions, temptations and trials, when storms gather, and breakers
threaten, when friends prove false, and the way grows weary, love looks
trustingly up to God and says, "Thou doeth all things well, blessed be thy
name."

13. Charity believeth all things. Those who love are ever ready to believe
the best of everything and everybody. They see all the good qualities of
man before they see his faults. They are ready to believe all the good
they hear of any one and slow to believe evil. They rejoice to put
confidence in man, and when man's evil ways break that confidence they
still hope for something good.

14. Charity hopeth all things. It is very difficult to discourage the
heart that is full of love. When love waxes cold then disappointments may
cause a murmur. Love hopes for the very best outcome for good of
everything.

15. Charity endureth all things. The same might be said of this as that
"charity beareth all things." Whatever darkness may arise to-day, Love
hopes for sunshine to-morrow and patiently endures.

16. Charity never fails. Thank God! Pretended friends may fail you; the
world may fail you; wealth and honor may fail you; but love will never
fail. It will bear you over the rough places in life's pathway. It will
drive away the clouds. It will kiss the chastening rod. It will sweeten
the bitter cup. It will soften the hardest pillow, and when you are
brought down into the shadow of death Love looks across to the golden
glories and sings as the cords are being severed--Love never