Virtues are love dressed in work clothes

It can easily seem that virtues are simply a collection of qualities meant to polish your personal moral resume. The article proposes another perspective: in Jesus, obedience, fortitude, goodness, and generosity are distinct expressions of one and the same love. That changes why you try to grow. You do not seek patience to boast of your self-control, but rather to avoid dumping your weariness onto someone else. You do not seek courage to feel superior, but rather to defend a good when it is costly. A virtue isolated from love can easily turn rigid. Discipline becomes harshness and sincerity turns into a weapon. Asking whom that quality helps keeps personal growth oriented toward people.