Yesterday I shared the lovely rendition of 1 Corinthians 13.13 from The Passion Translation:

Until then, there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love—yet love surpasses them all. So above all else, let love be the beautiful prize for which you run. (1 Corinthians 13.13, TPT, emphasis mine)

Here’s an example of someone who seems to let love be “the beautiful prize for which he runs” – Yo-Yo Ma, the world-renowned cellist. When he learned that after anyone takes a COVID shot, they have to wait at least 15 minutes to be sure there’s no reaction, he took his cello. And while he was waiting, he played for the other folks in the gymnasium.

NPR reported the story on March 15, 2021. You can read the transcript here or listen to it in its entirety (just over a minute) here or by clicking “1-minute listen” on the NPR site.

A nurse reported:

One of the other volunteers told me she just started to well up in tears. And it was so comforting and so healing. – Hillary Behara, a nurse in Pittsfield, MA

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5.15, 16, NIV)

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. (1 Peter 4.10, NIV)