Endurance

Nothing lasts forever.  In New Hampshire there was a landmark called "The Old Man on the Mountain." On the side of the mountain it looked like a face.  Tourists and residents would make the travel to see the sight.  The Old Man was the symbol of New Hampshire and its residents embraced it as a symbol of their ruggedness.  But now it's gone.

Eventually gravity won out and the side of the mountain came down, but that's how it is.  Nothing lasts forever, but then neither do we.  When most of us say "Forever" what we mean is "Till Death do us part." We don't have the power to commit to forever, only our time here on Earth.  Even so, a lot of people have a hard time keeping a lifetime commitment.  About half of all marriages end in divorce and it seems like there is an awful lot of people who leave the raising of their children up to the grandparents.  There should be more endurance to the commitments that are made.

Love is different.  Love endures.  Love is not measured by the good times.  Love is demonstrated by the way it endures through the hardships.  Love says, "I'm not going anywhere.  No matter what comes." Love is forever.

Watch this clip from Pastor Lowell.

Faith, Hope and Love.  And the greatest of these is love.  Love is the greatest because Love, more than anything else, endures.