What is friendship really?

What is friendship really? It's a closeness, an intimacy, and it begins with trust. We meet someone, or a group of people, that we enjoy being with, and maybe the foundation of our enjoyment of another person is recognition that they are on our side and will not hurt us.

Friends help us over the bumps in the road. In the rough ride of life, friends are the only thing that seem to make it all worthwhile. I guess we could say I'm talking about finding love in the world.

Do you think we ALL have the potential to love one another? I'm talking about everyone in the whole world loving everyone else in the whole world. This was the dream of the hippie movement. It just didn't make sense to us (I was a hippie) why anyone would start unpleasantness with anyone else. Why would people act out of selfishness and greed, when the only consequence ultimately, would be hatred and war? Yet I have an answer to that question: people act out of selfishness and greed when they feel that there is no hope of being loved. Therefore, it is our place, those of us who believe that love is real, and that the love of God is real, to extend ourselves. We should avoid judging people who say and do awful things, and as much as it is possible for us, love them. Anyone who feels that someone is sincerely reaching out to them, will begin to let down their guard, and those of us who dare to love, can help them find healing and wholeness.

Friendship is a powerful thing. It helps us get through life, and it could help the world get through a very rough time.

♬    Serena Ryder: Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream

Singing A Love Song (Amy Grant)

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God Loves You

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I am my friend, God is my friend, and real friends are my friends

Hi. Been a long time hasn't it? I've been sick. But the good news is I'm getting better. Getting stronger. Let me tell you, God does not enjoy death and decay. He enjoys life and flourishing. And as soon as I began to unite with Him in His cause, to bring recovery, that very second He began to deliver me! The very second!

I was filled with self pity. Sooo many reasons to feel that life had been unfair to me. But self pity is a self pit! The more I engaged in feeling sorry for myself the more miserable and unhappy I became. Not a good feeling. Is sadness a good feeling? Maybe at times it's appropriate. But excessive sadness has never helped anyone.

Life has its difficult moments and situations. But with God, we can make it. Cry out to Him and ask Him to help you out of your rut. He is waiting to receive your prayers. He will honor your faith. Hang in there, believe, and He will answer you.

♬   Guy Penrod: I Will  Be With You