For I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in. <\/i><\/p>\n
\u2014Matt. 25:35<\/i><\/p>\n
1788<\/b> Carrying Others\u2019 Sorrows<\/b><\/p>\n
Although the North American Indians had no written alphabet before they met the white man, their language was anything but primitive. The vocabulary of many Indian nations was as large as that of their French and English exploiters, and often far more eloquent. Compare the coldness of \u201cfriend\u201d with \u201cone-who-carries-my-sorrows-on-his-back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014United Church Observer<\/i><\/p>\n
1789<\/b> Thank God For You<\/b><\/p>\n
THANK GOD FOR YOU, <\/p>\n
Good friend of mine. <\/p>\n
Seldom is friendship such as thine;<\/p>\n
How very much I wish to be<\/p>\n
As helpful as you\u2019ve been to me\u2014<\/p>\n
THANK GOD FOR YOU. <\/p>\n
Of many prayer guests, one thou art<\/p>\n
On whom I ask God to impart<\/p>\n
Rich blessings from His storeroom rare, <\/p>\n
And grant to you His gracious care. <\/p>\n
THANK GOD FOR YOU. <\/p>\n
When I recall, from time to time, <\/p>\n
How you inspired this heart of mine:<\/p>\n
I find myself inclined to pray.<\/p>\n
God bless my friend this very day\u2014<\/p>\n
THANK GOD FOR YOU. <\/p>\n
So often, at the throne of Grace, <\/p>\n
There comes a picture of your face:<\/p>\n
And then, instinctively, I pray<\/p>\n
That God may Guide you all the way\u2014<\/p>\n
THANK GOD FOR YOU. <\/p>\n
Someday, I hope with you to stand<\/p>\n
Before the throne, at God\u2019s right hand;<\/p>\n
And to say to you\u2014at journey\u2019s end:<\/p>\n
"Praise God, you\u2019ve been to me a friend\u2014<\/p>\n
THANK GOD FOR YOU.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Joseph Clark<\/p>\n
1790<\/b> Durer\u2019s Praying Hands<\/b><\/p>\n
From childhood Albrecht Durer wanted to paint. Finally, he left home to study with a great artist. He met a friend who also had this same desire and the two became roommates. Both being poor, they found it difficult to make a living and study at the same time. Albrecht\u2019s friend offered to work while Albrecht studied. Then when the paintings began to sell he would have his chance. After much persuasion, Albrecht agreed and worked faithfully while his friend toiled long hours to make a living. <\/p>\n
The day came when Albrecht sold a wood-carving and his friend went back to his paints, only to find that the hard work has stiffened and twisted his fingers and he could no longer paint with skill. When Albrecht learned what had happened to his friend, he was filled with great sorrow. One day returning home unexpectedly he heard the voice of his friend and saw the gnarled, toilworn hands folded in prayer before him. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can show the world my appreciation by painting his hands as I see them now, folded in prayer.\u201d It was this thought that inspired Albrecht Durer when he realized that he could never give back to his friend the skill which had left his hands. <\/p>\n
Durer\u2019s gratitude was captured in his inspired painting that has become world famous. And, we are blessed by both the beauty of the painting and the beautiful story of gratitude and brotherhood. <\/p>\n
\u2014The Bible Friend<\/i><\/p>\n
1791<\/b> The Shortest Way<\/b><\/p>\n
H. K. Downie tells about a large newspaper that offered a substantial amount of cash for the best answer to the question, \u201cWhat is the shortest way to London?\u201d The entry which won the prize has: \u201cThe shortest way to London is good company!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Henry G. Bosch<\/p>\n
1792<\/b> Best Definition<\/b><\/p>\n
An English publication offered a prize for the best definition of a friend, and among the thousands of answers received were the following:<\/p>\n
\u201cOne who multiplies joys, divides grief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne who understands our silence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA volume of sympathy bound in cloth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA watch which beats true for all time and never runs down.\u201d<\/p>\n
But here is the definition that won the prize: \u201cA friend\u2014the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Selected<\/p>\n
1793<\/b> Tribute To Friendship<\/b><\/p>\n
I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you;<\/p>\n
I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me;<\/p>\n
I love you not for closing your ears to the discords in me, but for adding to the music in me by worshipful listening;<\/p>\n
You have done it without a touch, without a word, without a sign. You have done it just by being yourself. <\/p>\n
Perhaps that is what being a friend means, after all. <\/p>\n
\u2014Author Unknown<\/p>\n
1794<\/b> Death Of Helen Keller\u2019s Tutor<\/b><\/p>\n
The story of two human beings came to an end. A drama of blackness. Yes, the blackest of the black\u2014blindness\u2014the absence of all light. <\/p>\n
One of the world\u2019s most renowned women was Helen Keller, that prodigy who lived and became famous\u2014without sight or sound. But Helen Keller had another self, another half. <\/p>\n
Anne Sullivan was born at Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, in poverty, in affliction. She was half-blind. Her mother died and she went over the hill to the poorhouse. Then, at the Perkins Institute for the Blind, a brilliant operation restored her sight. Thereafter she devoted herself to the care of the blind. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, down south a baby was born, a girl destined after early childhood never to see or speak or hear! Helen Keller. She came under the care of Anne Sullivan. In two weeks Anne taught her thirty words, spelling them by touching the hand. Under this system, Helen Keller rose to renown. Teacher and pupil remained inseparable for forty-nine years. <\/p>\n
Time came when misfortune befell Anne Sullivan, who meanwhile had become Mrs. Macy. What misfortune? She became blind. And now, turn about, Helen Keller taught her how to overcome the lack of sight. She schooled her former teacher as devotedly as she herself had been schooled. <\/p>\n
Finally Helen Keller stood at the deathbed of her other half. When it was all over, she said: \u201cI pray for strength to endure the silent dark until she smiles upon me again.\u201d<\/p>\n
A drama of the dark! <\/p>\n
\u2014Selected<\/p>\n
1795<\/b> Like A Gardern<\/b><\/p>\n
Friendship is like a garden, <\/p>\n
Of flowers fine and rare, <\/p>\n
It cannot reach perfection, <\/p>\n
Except through loving care, <\/p>\n
Then, new and lovely blossoms<\/p>\n
With each new day appear, <\/p>\n
For friendship, like a garden, <\/p>\n
Grows in beauty year by year. <\/p>\n
\u2014Anna Holden King<\/p>\n
1796<\/b> Be A Friend<\/b><\/p>\n
I went out to find a friend, <\/p>\n
But could not find one there, <\/p>\n
I went out to be a friend, <\/p>\n
And friends were everywhere! <\/p>\n
1797<\/b> Only God Gives A Friend<\/b><\/p>\n
I think that God will never send, <\/p>\n
A gift so precious as a friend, <\/p>\n
A friend who always understands, <\/p>\n
And fills each need as it demands, <\/p>\n
Whose loyalty will stand the test, <\/p>\n
When skies are bright or overcast, <\/p>\n
Who sees the faults that merit blame, <\/p>\n
But keeps on loving just the same. <\/p>\n
Who does far more than creeds could do. <\/p>\n
To make us good, to make us true, <\/p>\n
Earth\u2019s gifts a sweet contentment lend, <\/p>\n
But only God can give a friend! <\/p>\n
\u2014Rosalie Carter<\/p>\n
1798<\/b> Buddy-Buddy Among Creatures<\/b><\/p>\n
On top of the Spanish Pyrenees may be found a magnificently beautiful but elusive mountain goat. It seems always to get away from shooting range. Why? It has a companion, a young goat, who follows and sounds the warning of enemies around it. <\/p>\n
The rhinoceros has very poor eyesight. But its tough hide is infested with ticks\u2014a delicacy to a certain little bird which rides on its back, feeding on the insects and alerting the rhino to danger. <\/p>\n
Both the ratel, a badger-like animal, and the little honey-guide bird love honey. And so they go out together. The keen eye of the little bird quickly pin-points a beehive with honey, and the ratel\u2019s powerful claws tear up the hive, making the honey available to both. <\/p>\n
1799<\/b> Animal Cooperation<\/b><\/p>\n
The animal inhabitant of the Pinna Marina is a blind slug or snail, which has many enemies, the worst of which is the cuttle-fish. No sooner does the pinna open his bivalve shell, than the cuttle-fish rushes in. How can such a blind defenseless creature secure food and protect himself? <\/p>\n
Luckily there is a kind of crab-fish, with keen sight, who is a constant companion of the pinna. They live together in the shell that belongs to the pinna. When the latter is hungry, he opens his valves, and sends out his faithful companion to secure food. If any enemy approaches, the watchful crab dashes back to his blind protector, who quickly closes the valves as soon as his friend is inside. <\/p>\n
On the other hand, when the crab has returned with food and no foe is about, he makes a gentle noise at the opening of the shell, which is closed during his absence. When admitted, the two friends then feast together on the fruits of the crab\u2019s industry. <\/p>\n
\u2014Arthur Tonne<\/p>\n
1800<\/b> Epigram On Friendship<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Some people make enemies instead of friends because it is less trouble. <\/p>\n
\u2014E. C. Mckenzie<\/p>\n
\u2022 Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. <\/p>\n
\u2014Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n
\u2022 An old friend is better than two new ones. <\/p>\n
\u2014Russian Proverb<\/p>\n
\u2022 Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for \u2019tis better to be alone than in bad company. <\/p>\n
\u2014George Washington<\/p>\n
\u2022 When we lose a friend we die a little. <\/p>\n
\u2022 If you really want to know who your friends are, just make a mistake. <\/p>\n
\u2014The Bible Friend<\/i><\/p>\n
\u2022 So long as we love we serve. No man is useless while his is a friend. <\/p>\n
\u2014Robert Louis Stevenson<\/p>\n
See also:<\/b> Fellowship ; Hospitality ; Kindness ; Thoughtfulness. <\/p>\n
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