Ten Things I Know About Friendship

Last week, I had lunch with two friends.  The topic turned to friendship.  I thought I'd share ten things I know about friendship.  

• Friendship is hard work and worth the effort
• We are a fallen people and our friendships reflect this
• Some friendships last for a season – others for a lifetime
• Forgive
• Open your ears and shut your mouth
• Some of my most dear friends do not share my faith and/or do not come from the same socioeconomic strata that I do
• Sometimes our efforts to reach out to someone new will be rebuffed – let it go
• Some friendships are shallow and some are deep – some relationships start-out shallow and become deeper as time goes on
• You find out who your friends are in times of crisis.
• If you don’t know what to say when a friend is in pain – that’s OK. Just sit and listen.