[September 11]
[Love] believeth all things. I Corinthians 13:7
HAVE I the love that "believeth all things"; that is
unwilling to impute evil to another unless forced so to
do by indisputable evidences; that would rather believe
good than evil about everybody; that would take no
pleasure in hearing evil, but would be disposed to resent
it? Perfect love is not suspicious, but is, on the
contrary, disposed to be trustful. It acts on the principle
that it is better, if necessary, to be deceived a
hundred times than to go through life soured by a suspicious
mind—far better than to accuse or suspect even
one person unjustly. This is the merciful disposition,
as applied to thoughts, and of it the Master said,
"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Z'11-423 R4919:1(Hymn 267)