PRAYER PAUSE
Friday 24 February 2017
A FAITHFUL
FRIEND
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “A faithful friend is a sure shelter,
whoever finds one has found a rare treasure.” (Sira 6:5-17)
Reflection. Rare? Is it so rare to find a good
friend? Perhaps we are blessed with some? There may be many we know but few with
whom we would feel free to go beyond chatter to share openly and deeply. Maybe
that is rare? I have known old people whose former friends seem to have melted
away. Few visit them in their weakness and diminishment. The greatest friend,
of course, should be our spouse. But even here, as we well know, there may be
marriage but not real friendship. And true friendship prepares us, introduces
us, to eternal friendship with the One who is the origin of all relationship,
all friendship.,
Prayer. Lord, help
us to nourish our friendships. Help us to reach out to others and explore the “space
between” us. Amen.
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