Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a friend... ~Proverbs 27:9
I had the opportunity to spend some time with my dear friends this weekend. We haven't had too many get-togethers this year, so this one was especially sweet. We didn't talk about anything really important, or even try to catch up on news, really. We just started chatting about this and that until it was time to go. It was like picking up a conversation that we started months ago.
I am so blessed by my friends and their husbands and families. I really can't imagine life -- especially Christian life -- without them. They are the sisters that I never had. I can count on them for anything, and though we are each so different, we're also so much alike. It's so good to spend time with them.
And now I have blogging friends, and friends I've reconnected with over the internet. They are a blessing too! I look forward to checking in with them every day and reading what they have to say.
God created us to be relational beings who are dependent on one another. In our modern society, we like to be self-reliant, and be concerned about our individual rights, but as time passes I yearn to live more communally. Imagine a neighborhood of friends and family sharing a courtyard, and letting the kids play together, preparing meals together, sitting together in the evenings around a fountain or little fire.... I think the early Christians must have lived like that, sharing everything and helping everyone. Therefore, friends are living reminders of the relationship we should have with God: sharing ourselves and our 'stuff' with Him, depending on Him, going to Him for advice, comfort and encouragement.
I thank you, God for my wonderful friends, and for all the ways we are able to be a blessing to each other. Let my relationships with them always point me back to a deeper relationship with you through your Son, Jesus. Amen
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