Love is patient. Love is kind.

If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?

I would use my freeway billboard to plant a seed of love in the minds of those who see it.

Love is patient. Love is kind.

These simple phrases are found in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. The verses about love are so popular and enduring that they are recited at weddings. They contain great advice for couples, but they are not limited to romantic love.

If I had a series of billboards, I would share even more of Paul’s powerful words. But if these six words resonate, a person can easily find the source.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7