a good friend sticks closer than a brother

The love and beauty of a true friend is incomparable. I mean a love not in an eros fashion but rather in something above what normal men and women call love. A love that exceeds the physical and temporal and rather lies within the infinite. These friends are few and far between and you often do not realize their significance until after a legitimate interaction. My friend R has been a blessing throughout my life. He helps me look into myself and challenge that which makes me question. Tearing through the holds of what I think is incorrect, He helps me see that being wrong is part of being a creature of humanity. God has given man all that he needs and what he lacks he finds in faith. I appreciate the christian brotherhood R has given me within my life. It is crucial that you let these people know their value. In proverbs it talks about how a good friend sick closer than a brother. Closer than flesh and blood. That really makes me stop and think for a minute on why God would preach so much about community. I then realize the import of trusting in my brother and sisters; and not only that, but in those who are seeking the Lord and wish to help guide me as a christian warrior. My words fail when describing the value of these blessings. I feel the honor and pride that comes with being a member within my christian family and am filled to the brim with strength. Know friends that there are those out their praying for you. THeir are those out there that are seeking to establish you not just on the earth but in heaven above. The words imparted to me today resignate through my mind like a gun shot within the silent allyway of a broken down train station. I thank the Lord for the blessing and promise of community; yet above all, I think him for those whom he has appointed in my life as guiding lights of faith. Those selfless beacons who guide to His majesty.