https://allpoetry.com/poem/16279951-Patient-and-Kind-by-Seah-Ray

Patient and Kind

Love…

separates
not

like a twister tornado
destructive

its mind…

Love
is taught

to be inclined

not

to divide
socially, racially,
and/or disperse
ones…

though,
maybe in past
ignorance unfortunately
invaded our hearts and minds
through prejudice

parental or environmentally
or just defined as sinfully
inherited…

“So, then,
as through one trespass
the result

to men
of all sorts

was condemnation,”

***

Yet,

love
will always find
a way to include

combine

patience with kindness…

True love
is
Divine.

***

“Above all things,
have intense love for one another,

because love

covers a multitude of sins.”
1 Pet. 4:8.

***

“So too
through one act of justification

the result to men
of all sorts

is their being declared righteous
for life.”
Rom. 5:12.
Love is patient: Or “love is long-suffering.” The Greek word could literally be rendered “having longness of spirit.” (Kingdom Interlinear) Both the verb and the noun forms denote calm endurance and slowness to anger. Patience is an aspect of the fruitage of God’s holy spirit (Ga 5:22), an identifying mark of a minister of God. (2Co 6:4-6; Col 3:12; 1Th 5:14; see App. A2.) Patience is a quality that Jehovah and Jesus constantly show in their dealings with humans. (Ro 2:4; 9:22; 1Ti 1:16; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 3:9, 15; see study note on Ga 5:22.) As imitators of Jesus and Jehovah, Christians are to show patience to others.​—1Co 11:1; Eph 5:1.

Love is . . . kind: The Greek verb rendered “is . . . kind” (khre·steuʹo·mai) corresponds to the noun khre·stoʹtes (kindness), which is an aspect of “the fruitage of the spirit.” (Ga 5:22) Showing kindness involves taking an active interest in the welfare of others and engaging in friendly and helpful acts or favors. Kindness also involves thoughtfulness and consideration in responding to the needs of others, doing so in a gentle and friendly manner.​—Col 3:12; Tit 3:4. © 12 minutes ago, Lucretia McCloud    teen • spiritual • love • hope