The Proof of Your Love

Where I grew up, you could only tune in to one Christian radio station (two if you were lucky and in the right part of town, during perfect weather), and sometimes even that one was fuzzy, depending on where you were. Since I've moved up to Athens, I've been in complete awe of just how many Christian radio stations I can tune in to (I think I've counted at least five, and those are just the "Contemporary Christian" stations). My three go-to stations so far have been The Fish (out of Atlanta), Great 88, and K-Love. They've opened the doors to so many new music options (okay, like I couldn't already get that through Pandora or Spotify), but more than that, they always have words of encouragement. 

On my way to work this morning, I got a little bit of both. I heard For King & Country's "The Proof of Your Love," which I feel like I've heard countless times, but the version played on K-Love seems to be a little different than the other "radio edits" that I've heard.

Towards the end of the song, there's a fantastic quote about how unfulfilled our lives are without love, and it weighed heavily on my mind during the rest of my drive. As soon as I got to school, I quickly tried to do a little research on the quote (before I had to rush off to my morning hall duty). As it turns out, it's not a random quote from some profound pastor, speaker, or historical figure (as I was assuming it was). It's a translation of scripture. It's not really exactly like the version I've read and heard before, but nonetheless, I found the words to be pretty profound. It's "The Message" version of I Corinthians 13:1-4, and I think it's absolutely beautiful.