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'You are our glory and joy' [1 Thessalonians 2:13-20] What should we do if we love someone? If we love someone, don’t you think we are going to think about him/her? Not only that, we will concern about him/her and will try to figure out his/her mind. And we will pray to God, remembering our beloved one. And we will sincerely confess that we love him/her. Apostle Paul confessed his love to the Thessalonian church saints: “… you had become very dear to us” (1 Thess. 2:8). Based on this word and 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12, we already meditated about how Paul loved them. He loved them five ways: (1) Paul was gentle among them like a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children (v. 7). (2) Paul was delighted to share with them not only the gospel of God but his life as well (v. 8). (3) Paul worked night and day in order not to be burden to them while he preached the gospel of God to them (v. 9). (4) Paul lived holy, righ...