friendship on Envy

May we be no one’s enemy, and may we be the friend of all that is eternal and abides with Christ. May we never quarrel with those nearest us; and if we do, may we be reconciled quickly. May we love,...

The best mirror is an old friend.

We all want to feel like we come together as equals, with each of us bringing something unique and vital to the table. That’s how friendship works: we join forces, knowing each of us has something to ...

Who will tell you the truth? An enemy who hates you bitterly, and a friend who loves you dearly.

Gracious God, we come before you with humility, recognizing that doubt has led our decisions. We have allowed fear to lead, rather than love. Because of this, we have been unkind to our families, our ...

Every man has reminiscences which he would not tell to everyone, but only to his friends. He has other matters in his mind which he would not reveal even to his friends, but only to himself, and that ...

Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives, and remembering what one receives

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

Have people in your life that will chase you and come after you with love when you are struggling or not at your best.

In each of my friends, there is something that only some other friend can fully bring out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

Jesus Christ, the love that gives love, You are higher than the highest star; you are deeper than the deepest sea; You cherish us as your own family; You embrace us as your own spouse; You rule over u...

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spiri...

We would do well to keep in mind that Solomon’s words on the necessity of friendship were written toward the end of his life, well after he scaled his own Mount Significance. His accomplishments were ...

I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world.

Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .

In Christ, we are never alone, never misunderstood, never without an ally and a friend.

There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.

We are not God. We are simply the image of God and our task is gradually to discover that image and set it free.

'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is...

He [Bernard Shaw] hasn’t an enemy in the world, and none of his friends like him.

Let those be thy choicest companions who have made Christ their chief companion.

One of the aims of prayer is to grow in friendship with God. If this is the case, then let’s consider what constitutes a friendship, and then try to pray in accordance with that. One of the things abo...

It’s been said home is the place where they have to let you in. While it’s a reach to say I’m friends with each of my family members, our relationships thrive because we share a mutual, understood res...

What's friendship, when all's done, but the giving and taking of wounds

The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their po...

O God, you created all people in your image. We thank you for the astonishing variety of races and cultures in this world. Enrich our lives by ever-widening circles of friendship, and show us your pre...

God is friendship.