Saturday, September 5, 2009

Friends


Time to sit back and relax for a bit, while
we remember the great blessing we have
in our friends. Enjoy this little video
meditation, and then lift your heart
and mind to the Friend Who dwells
in your heart of hearts.

St. Teresa of Avila wrote and spoke much
on this subject, which she knew so well
from knowing her own heart. She even
spoke of prayer as "a friendly conversation
with One we know loves us." The greatest
friendship of all is the one with Our Lord,
and Teresa saw all other friendships in
the light of that great love.

In The Way of Perfection, Chapter VIII
she writes of the friendships
she wants for her nuns:

"People will tell you
that you do not need such friends,
that God is enough.
But to be with God's friends
is a good way to keep close to Him
and you will always draw great benefit
from being with them.
I know this from experience for,
after God HImself,
it is due to such persons that I am not in hell.
I always wanted to have their prayers
and begged them to pray for me."

May we all be blessed with such friends,
and may we be such friends for
one another.

2 comments:

Cradle Trady said...

Great friendship song and video . I followed your post on Twitter ( I'm Danielle - Light of Faith ) and I'm most grateful for being your friend .
Many blessings in Christ , Danielle

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