Love - undefeatable benevolence and unconquerable goodwill that always seeks the highest order. 


self-giving freely without asking anything in return, not considering the worth of its object 


by choice, will not the emotion 


does not display itself haughtily. 


not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride)


not rude (unmannerly) 


does not act unbecomingly


God's love in man, God's love for man 


does not insist on its own rights or its own way


not self-seeking; not touchy or fretful or resentful


takes no account of the evil done to it  


pays no attention to a suffered wrong 


does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness 


rejoices when right and truth prevail


bears up under anything and everything that comes


ever ready to believe the best of every person 


do not fade under any circumstances


endures everything without weakening


never becomes obsolete or comes to an end


never fails 




Joy, chara, charis, 'grace.'   





Not human-based. Divine Origin.  Flourishes best in hard times. 

Peace -  wholeness, completeness in the soul unaffected by outward pressures. 

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God no matter what the conflict." -Anonymous

Those who have received peace are able to make peace.  

Presence of YHWH within a person.