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02/07/2002 Entry: "Friends"
Friendship is a wonderful thing - empowering, supportive and life-giving. Being part of a close-knit group of friends is a tremendous experience; the mutuality and care of friends are often a lifeline when things get grim for us. But the true test of friendship comes not in how the friends treat themselves but in how they treat the stranger. Friendship, properly understood, is always welcoming and open. The line between close friendship and 'cliqueiness' is often difficult to define with any clarity - it only becomes obvious once it's been crossed. Jesus said to his disciples "I do not call you servants any longer, instead I call you friends." It is that friendship which should be the model on which we base all our friendships, networks of compassion and care that empower not only those on the inside but which look to the needs of the stranger and outcast as well.
