Lyrics to “That’s What Love Is” by Lisa Aschmann, Karen Taylor Good, and FreeboIt’s a whisper you hear in the midst of your fear. It’s revealing.
It’s a part of the heart and it’s just who we are. It’s so healing.
It’s the power inside, always wins over pride, never judges.
And it strengthens and comforts us all. That’s what love is.
Responsive Reading for February 2
“If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing” (I. Cor. 13:1-3).
It’s a whisper you hear in the midst of your fear. It’s revealing.
It’s a part of the heart and it’s just who we are. It’s so healing.
It’s the power inside, always wins over pride, never judges.
And it strengthens and comforts us all. That’s what love is.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (I. Cor. 13:4-7).
It’s the healer of souls, makes the broken ones whole and completed.
It’s what gives you the strength and the hope when you’re feeling defeated.
It’s a compass and guide and it won’t be denied, so we trust it.
It’s the light in the dark of it all. That’s what love is.
“Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. For we know partially and we prophesy partially, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became [an adult], I put aside childish things. At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known” (I. Cor. 13:8-12).
And it’s patient and kind, and it’s deaf, dumb and blind to the madness.
It’s the Ace of the Dealer of Truth, it’s the healer of sadness.
And it takes us all higher, it lifts and inspires all it touches.
It’s the best part of being alive. That’s what love is.
“So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (I Cor. 13:13).
It’s beyond right or wrong and it’s not weak or strong. It’s not winning.
For the young and the old, it’s a brave and a bold new beginning.
It’s the peace and the hope and it helps us to cope; it’s forgiveness.
It’s the light that will always endure. It’s eternal and simple and pure.
That’s what love is.