Most of you will be very familiar with the passage from the Bible that is so popular with wedding couples. Margaret Silf wrote a wisdom story about these Christian qualities which points out that, as the Bible says, the greatest of these is love. The gist of it is as follows:
Faith and Hope were twin sisters but very different in personality. Faith was always wore her best clothes and was very fussy. She was a sweet but ailing child. Her sister Hope could be quite strong, but being something of a wild child, would often run out just when you needed her.
As Faith got older she strengthened but her limbs grew stiff and she became rather rigid. Faith could be judgmental. Hope on the other hand, had grown very weak over the years.
One day they were surprised to find that, although they had always thought that they were twins, actually there was a third sister called Love. Once love had been introduced to Faith and Hope, things began to change; Love helped Faith to become more relaxed and compassionate and helped Hope to become more reliable. Now they live side by side in perfect harmony.
And the moral of this story is - never forget to apply love to your faith and hope!
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