1 Peter 2:4–6

To God be all glory. 

No greater love exists!

“Without love we are just making noise”

Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 

1 Corinthians 13:13 (ESV) "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

Paul also explained his point by referencing the uselessness of a clanging cymbal (1 Corinthians 13:1). First5

If I give in to the mental exhaustion (of being overwhelmed), I begin to believe (and internalize) that empathy can be overwhelmed, compassion can seem helpless, suffering can be too much to comprehend, and the level of public quarrel too much to absorb. Mercy. 

Life," Lucy tells Charlie Brown, "is like a deck chair."
"Like a what?" asks Charlie Brown.
"Like a deck chair.  Some people put their deck chair at the front of the ship so they can see where they are going.  Some people put their deck chair at the rear of the ship so they can see where they've been. On the cruise ship of life, Charlie Brown, which way is your deck chair facing?”

"I haven't figured out how to get mine unfolded yet." says Charlie Brown.

Ahhhh. Wisdom. Bless you Charlie Brown.

SabbathMoments 

1 Peter 2:4–6

4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” The New King James Version

Living stones describes the status of Christians in relation to Christ, the cornerstone of the temple in this metaphor. Believers function as building blocks in the spiritual house of God (the temple); they do this by virtue of their new life in Christ. 

Here Peter reminds his audience of the priesthood’s ultimate purpose: to offer God praise and thanksgiving.

Peter cites Isaiah 28:16 to emphasize the precious nature of Christ as the cornerstone of the spiritual temple. The citation of Isaiah also serves as a reminder that believers will not ultimately experience shame, despite their present sufferings for honoring Christ. Faithlife Study Bible

Jesus, as a living stone, is superior to the Old Testament temple. These words also may be a subtle attack on the dead stone idols that the Gentiles worshiped prior to becoming Christians. 

Thus Jesus is greater than the traditions received from the fathers, He is greater than the temple in Jerusalem, and He is greater than the traditions of the Gentiles with their lifeless stone idols. 

The new building of God, of which Jesus is the Cornerstone, is living: it is the assembly of all believers, the church. 

Not to receive Christ is to reject Him. Christians are part of God’s great spiritual building project. Stones here refers to stones that are shaped and ready for use in construction, as opposed to natural rock.

Unlike the Old Testaments priesthood, in which only those who were born into a certain tribe could be priests, all who are reborn into God’s family, that is, all believers, are priests who have the privilege and responsibility of offering spiritual sacrifices to God.

Jesus is the foundation stone from which the placement of all other living stones in the spiritual house is determined. 

In ancient buildings, the cornerstone was first situated on the foundation and then all of the other stones were aligned to it. Thus as part of the house of God, we need to keep our focus on our Cornerstone. Those who trust in Jesus will never be embarrassed by making Him the focus of their lives. The NKJV Study Bible

Isaiah 28:16 

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:

“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation,

A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;

Whoever believes will not act hastily.

Romans 9:33 As it is written:“Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, and whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

Romans 10:11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

Ephesians 2:20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,