friendship

21st January 2020

I forgot my notes and programme for the meeting, I thought to go home and fetch them but time was against me and so we looked for songs about friendship as that was the theme I’d chosen. The support and help I received from the ladies was a wonderful example of the theme. There was as always a serious, thought provoking message, but this week there was more humour and laughter, than usual. The only piece of paper I had bought with me was the answers to a quiz. I wasn't sure but I believed the question were something on the lines of “whose friend was.....”

The ladies were wonderful, I gave the answer and they tried to guess the question, which of course I couldn't check until I got home and they won't find out until I do part two!

We sang a few songs having looked up which ones were on friendship. 

We talked about what a friend should be, reminding ourselves that we weren't just talking about how others should treat us, but how we should be to others,

A good listener,

caring,

compassionate,

understanding,

willing to give of our time,

willing to give sound advice when they are on the wrong course of action or thought.

honest,

willing to just be there, and be silent,

a comforter,

give practical help.

Those were just some of the things the ladies thought of.

The definition of friend in the

dictionary is ÷

A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

The friendship in the Bible of David and Jonathan is a wonderful example of true friendship.

How far are we willing to go for a friend?

However a true friend someone is we should never compromise our faith, because our truest friend is Jesus.