sharon! I love this! Verry well said!
Jenifer gilley
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble
remembering how to fly."
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: Friend
> Phil,
>
> The thing I'm learning to focus on is being a friend. I say that all of
> you, (mankind) are my friends. Even if you want to be my enemy, that's
> your choice, not mine. I will not look down on you, even if you have the
> worst of disabilities and/or an inability to communicate, or because of
> how you look, think or behave. If you confess your foibles, I will not
> belittle you or give up on you. I will apologize when I say or do
> anything wrong and has hurt you. I will also have the courage to set
> boundaries, saying no when things are going too far. Yes, there may be
> times/situations in which I cannot, in good conscience, associate with you
> if you are deliberately hurting yourself and others, but even then, I
> would tell you that I am still your friend, with your best interest in
> mind, and that being a friend does not always mean that I condone what you
> are doing. When your eyes are opened to the truth and you respond in
> repentance, I will be there for you. If we have, or are forming, a healthy
> relationship, even the little things I do can make a big difference for
> you. I will support your good interests. For instance, If you like to go
> shopping, I will take the time to shop with you, if you want the company.
> Or, if you can't drive, and I was able to, I would invite you, and pick
> you up and do things with you regularly that you enjoy. I will call you
> at least once a week, even if only to ask how you're doing and what's
> going on in your life. If you enjoy joking around, talking/doing goofy
> things, and teasing and being teased and laughed with, Iwill do that with
> you too. When you are down and things aren't going well, I will listen
> and try to stand in your shoes, being sorry that you are hurting, learning
> to bear your burdens, as we are told to do in the Scriptures. I will
> introduce you to my own best friend, who will always be available, always
> dependable, never tired or cranky, and can be all personalities that I
> need Him to be. He knows me the most, understands me the most, yet loves
> me the most, and can do anything that needs to be done in my life. He
> will be that kind of friend for you too, if you accept His friendship and
> do what He commands, as He told His disciples in the book of John. If you
> get to know and love Him, He, Jesus Christ, will take you and me to our
> eternal home., where we will have everlasting joy in His presence. We'll
> never have to say goodbye.
>
> Sharon
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