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4/7/2015

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We were at my parents' house and the doorbell rang.  Micah answered and the woman on the porch said, "can Peggy come out and play?"  He said, "Just a minute", closed the door and came to get me.  It was an old High School friend who now lives in Virginia.  She had decided that losing two parents in six months warranted her making the trip.  We hugged, and for two days we laughed and told stories that had my children rolling in the aisles. 


Sometimes the best medicine is having an old friend around.  Jesus understood this, especially when Lazarus died.  Mary and Martha needed him, but he also needed them.  Having friends around gives us a chance to mourn, but also to celebrate life as we tell the stories both of the one who has died and of the friendship that brings us together.




O God, friends are so very important to us, especially in the ups and downs of life.  Today we thank you for friends who sustain us, who challenge us, who celebrate with us.  We thank you for old friends, whose memories are dear to us.  We thank your for new friends, and the excitement of learning new things about each.  And we pray that as we are friends to others they will feel our love and care as we feel yours.....................

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