"The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation that you ever had."
"The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing...not healing, not curing...that is a friend who cares."
Henri Nouwen
"The more the words,
the less the meaning,
and how does that profit anyone?"
the less the meaning,
and how does that profit anyone?"
Ecclesiastes 6:11
Father in heaven, help me to be the kind of friend who knows when silence is best. Show me how to comfort in times of grief and despair, times when words are not enough. Help me to know when to refrain from offering advice, platitudes and cliches and simply give my presence and compassion.
Amen.
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