"As I reflect on the year ahead, I realize that friendship will be as important a concern as prayer. When I think about the pains and joys of my life, they have little to do with success, career, country or church, but everything to do with friendship.... And through it I have come to discover that friendship is a real discipline. Nothing can be taken for granted, nothing happens automatically, nothing comes with effort. Friendship requires trust, patience, attentiveness, courage, repentance, forgiveness, celebration and most of all faithfulness. Like prayer, friendship needs purification as well." - Henri Nouwen
I just thank God so much for my Friends. (They include family as well!)
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I love H. Nouwen. He has such deep insights. Thanks for sharing this.
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