Reuniting Old Friends
None of us really understand a friendship until it is broken, lost or severed. If it is ever restored or the friends can come together again we then know what we had lost. I am sure that all of us have lost friends – either through movement or any other variety of reasons over the years.
The second thing that I have come to realize is that friendship has many depths to it. Perhaps looking at a seismic depiction of an ocean bed is the best way to look at our friendships. Some places are very deep and other spots are more shallow.
Yesterday I met with a friend again. We first formed the friendship three years ago. At that time he was gong through a major shakeup in his life. There were many pressures on him. In my life the pressures that I would face were just around the corner.
It is not possible to tell all of the story without divulging details that are sometimes hurtful to others. But I will say that a third party was instrumental in causing damage to our friendship. Things both said and done to my friend caused him to withdraw from any contact with others and me. This has lasted for three years.
Two weeks ago, in a restaurant, the two of us bumped into each other at a buffet counter. We laughed together at the chicken wing tray. Immediately we both felt the warmth that was once there. We agreed to get together again real soon, filled our plates with wings and headed back to our company.
Yesterday, over lunch, we rediscovered our friendship together. It began earlier in the day with two phone calls. Then it was completed with a personal meeting.
We both realized how sad we had felt when he had left and began his hiding away. I told him how much I had missed him and I meant it. This warmed our lunch time together. We both left with a sense that we will meet again, regularly, face to face. We renewed our friendship in one magical hour.
In three years, health issues are increasing. Both of us are facing new aches and pains. We are pretty much matched this way. As we compared notes we realized that we now have more in common now than we did three years ago. That warmed our relationship further.
Last evening as I worked in my garage for a while I pondered the thought of how many people in our community have these kinds of lost friendships. It is a whole lot like gold mines that have been abandoned but still have much ore left inside. The miners moved on to new and easier digs leaving the old ones behind. Friends are like miners. Friendships are whole lot like the old Gold Mine, there is still much more undiscovered deep inside.
Meeting the old, new friend in front of the chicken wings at the buffet was the prospecting – for both of us.
Today I realize I am much better off than I was 24 hours ago.
The account is simple and personal I know. But I am wondering if you are meeting people in that prospecting mode today? Is there a possibility that you have riches and blessings in this old, new friendship that you may rediscover?
I hope so for your sake. I hope that God will help you today to re-meet an old friend and that the friendship that will develop will be great. I hope that you can take the time to follow his leading.
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
The second thing that I have come to realize is that friendship has many depths to it. Perhaps looking at a seismic depiction of an ocean bed is the best way to look at our friendships. Some places are very deep and other spots are more shallow.
Yesterday I met with a friend again. We first formed the friendship three years ago. At that time he was gong through a major shakeup in his life. There were many pressures on him. In my life the pressures that I would face were just around the corner.
It is not possible to tell all of the story without divulging details that are sometimes hurtful to others. But I will say that a third party was instrumental in causing damage to our friendship. Things both said and done to my friend caused him to withdraw from any contact with others and me. This has lasted for three years.
Two weeks ago, in a restaurant, the two of us bumped into each other at a buffet counter. We laughed together at the chicken wing tray. Immediately we both felt the warmth that was once there. We agreed to get together again real soon, filled our plates with wings and headed back to our company.
Yesterday, over lunch, we rediscovered our friendship together. It began earlier in the day with two phone calls. Then it was completed with a personal meeting.
We both realized how sad we had felt when he had left and began his hiding away. I told him how much I had missed him and I meant it. This warmed our lunch time together. We both left with a sense that we will meet again, regularly, face to face. We renewed our friendship in one magical hour.
In three years, health issues are increasing. Both of us are facing new aches and pains. We are pretty much matched this way. As we compared notes we realized that we now have more in common now than we did three years ago. That warmed our relationship further.
Last evening as I worked in my garage for a while I pondered the thought of how many people in our community have these kinds of lost friendships. It is a whole lot like gold mines that have been abandoned but still have much ore left inside. The miners moved on to new and easier digs leaving the old ones behind. Friends are like miners. Friendships are whole lot like the old Gold Mine, there is still much more undiscovered deep inside.
Meeting the old, new friend in front of the chicken wings at the buffet was the prospecting – for both of us.
Today I realize I am much better off than I was 24 hours ago.
The account is simple and personal I know. But I am wondering if you are meeting people in that prospecting mode today? Is there a possibility that you have riches and blessings in this old, new friendship that you may rediscover?
I hope so for your sake. I hope that God will help you today to re-meet an old friend and that the friendship that will develop will be great. I hope that you can take the time to follow his leading.
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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