Henri Nouwen has written about the immeasurable value of friends….
A friend is more than a therapist or a confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God’s forgiveness.
A friend is that other person with whom we can share our solitude, our silence, and our prayer. A friend is that other person with whom we can look at a tree and say, “Isn’t that beautiful,” or sit on the beach and silently watch the sun disappear under the horizon. With a friend we don’t have to say or do something special. With a friend we can be still and know that God is there with both of us. Bread for the Journey, March 23.
I am blessed to have had Jeannie for my “best friend” for more than 42 years (counting our courtship). Because of her, these words are REAL to me. But as she and I get older, we are further discovering that, other than God, friends are the most-precious gifts we have.
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You are right on the money where friendship is concerned. Someone you can “be yourself” with, that’s what a friend is, and the fact that we know that God is there too, well that is a gimmee! Thanks for this Steve!