"A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; the one who finds one finds a treasure. A faithful friend is beyond price; no sum can balance its worth. A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy, such as one who fears God finds." (Sirach 6:14-16)
What a blessing to be blessed by - and with - true friends. They challenge us; they support us; they correct us; they heal us; they forgive us; they journey with us.
They love us.
"Perfection does not consist in having
no friendships at all,
but in having those which are
good, holy, and sacred."
(In III 19)
"What is there to be loved and desired if friendship is not?"
(T III 13)
"Heaven and earth are not distant enough
to separate the hearts which our Lord has joined."
(LR II 18)
"It is absolutely necessary
for friendship that mutuality should exist
between the two who love each other."
(C IV)
"Even the bitterness of friends can be sweet."
(T XI 2)
"You know the spot where our hearts meet - there
they can see one another in spite of
the distances of places."
(LR I 8)
"Friendship requires the exchange of good, not evil."
(In III 22)
"Friendship pours out its grace upon all the actions
of the one who is loved."
(T XI 2)
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