A friend loves at all times... Prov. 17: 17

Among the great and glorious gifts

Our heavenly Father sends

Is the gift of understanding

that we find in loving friends,

For in this world of trouble

that is filled with anxious care

Everybody needs a friend

in whom they're free to share.

So when we need some sympathy

or a friendly hand to touch,

Or an ear that listens tenderly

and speaks words that mean so much,

We seek our true and trusted friend

in the knowledge that we will find

A heart that is sympathetic

and an understanding mind.

Helen Steiner Rice

Father, develop within me the qualities necessary for being "a good friend." Teach me to take time to be a good listener, when attentive listening needed.                  

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