FRIENDS

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You can trust us to stick to you, through thick and thin – to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours – closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.” --Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc Brandybuck in Lord of Rings

Scripture    

                                                                                          

Two are 

better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:                                                

If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV

Song:

What Susan Said ; Rich Mullins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUEM2sFnGg4

Two lonely-eyed boys in a pick-up truck

And they're drivin' through the rain and the heat

And their skin's so sweaty they both get stuck

To the old black vinyl seats

And it's Abbott and Costello meet Paul and Silas

It's the two of us together and we're puttin' on the mileage

And we both feel lost

But I remember what Susan said

How love is found in the things we've given up

More than in the things that we have kept

And ain't it funny what people say

And ain't it funny what people write

And ain't it funny how it hits you so hard

In the middle of the night

And if your home is just another place where you're a stranger

And far away is just somewhere you've never been

I hope that you'll remember, I was your friend

Two full grown men in a huddle of kids

And they're trying to help them to believe

What is too good to be real

But is more real than the air they breathe

And it's Wally and the Beaver, David and Jonathan

It's the Love of Jesus puttin' on flesh and bone

And we both feel lost

But I remember what Susan said

How love is found in the things we've given up

More than in the things that we have kept

And ain't it funny what people say

And ain't it funny what people write

And ain't it funny how it hits you so hard

In the middle of the night

And I remember what Susan said

And ain't it funny what people say

And ain't it funny what people write

And ain't it funny how it hits you so hard

In the middle of the night

And if your home is just another place where you're a stranger

And far away is just somewhere you've never been

I hope that you'll remember, I was your friend

I hope you'll have the strength to just remember

I'm still your friend

Sentence Prayer

May God give for every storm a rainbow,

for every tear a smile,

For every care a promise and a blessing in each trial. 

For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share,

for every sigh a sweet song

And an answer for each prayer.

Irish Blessing Pg 354 Pocket book of Prayers

A.    dore God for making us friends through Jesus Christ.  Tell him how you love your relationship with him.

c.onfess to God all the way you have been a lousy friend to him and others.

t.hank God for the friends he has placed in your life.  Make a list and find something in each to thank God for.

S.uplication  What friend are in need?  What friend are hurting? what friendships need recincilliation?  bring them before the throne of God.