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Paul was the greatest leader of the early Christian church. Yet he struggled when his body was afflicted with the disease. Three times he pleaded with God for healing, but rather than heal him, God's response was, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9).

How do you view the greatest description of love and how do you show love?

Paul's reaction to the controversy in 1 Corinthians 3 gives us some insight into his feelings about his fellow missionaries. To him, they were teammates, using their individual skills to achieve the same goal he was striving for: establishing the church. Teamwork was crucial to the health of the church. It's also vital to the health of a relationship.

The cross has become the universal symbol of God's love. The crucifixion of Jesus was a time when God clearly spoke all five love languages:

As Jesus describes in Luke 17:3, often the wise response to anger is to lovingly confront the person who has wronged you in an effort to seek resolution.

Jesus emphasized prayer, yet many couples find it difficult to pray together. There may be many reasons why couples feel uncomfortable with prayer. For example, if marriage partners are not treated each other with love and respect, then will not feel motivated to pray together. In other cases, marriage partners never learned to pray with someone else and therefore never established the practice of praying together. Do you know how to pray?

The functional building block in any relationship is conversation - two-way communication. I share my ideas, and you listen; you share your ideas, and I listen. The results? We understand each other. What can you do to improve your communication with each other?