I just wanted to say that I am very thankful for my friends. Relationships with people are essential. We have so many new friends that just brighten my day. We all are pretty different, but I sense their authenticity. I threw Tim a surprise birthday party this past Saturday and we had so many old and new friends there. It was so invigorating (pardon the cheesiness). It was amazing to see how complete strangers came together and had a blast. The whole table was laughing the entire dinner. I was so thankful to get to watch everyone interact. My friends are so special because they are so accepting and willing to be friends immediately with people.
This is an extension of love. This is an extension of grace. This is extension of the gospel of Jesus Christ. You don't have to always extrapolate the message of Jesus to large acts of humanitarian aid in foreign lands. Open your senses and heart. Beauty, grace, love, freedom can all be seen in many little snapshots of your day. Celebrate those.
Philippians 1: 3-5 "Whenever you cross my mind, I thank my God for you and for the gift of knowing you. My spirit is lightened with joy whenever I pray for you (and I do constantly) because you have partnered with me to spread the gospel since the first day I preached to you."
(The Voice translation)
This is from Paul's letter from a prison cell to the Philippians. The second sentence reminds me of when I think about a friend of mine and smile or even giggle to myself in joy. Many times I am remembering a laugh shared with them, a hard time survived with them, or a particular aspect of them that I love. I am thankful for them, and I am experiencing much of what Paul did. I need to do a better job of praying for my friends though...beyond prayer requests or just friends going through hard times. Paul goes on to explain what he prays for them in Phil 1:9. Maybe I'll try that.
That's all for now.
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