Day 69 - Closer than a "Sister"

I have two sisters. Although we are close and love each other dearly, we live very far away from one another. There are often great spans of time between phone calls and we are not always up-to-speed on each other's lives.

Thank the Lord I have a few friends who have become like sisters to me. These friends cheer me up when I am sad, rejoice with me when things are going well, and encourage me when times are tough.

Proverbs 18:24 says, "There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." I will change that to read: "There is a friend who sticks closer than a SISTER."

Things have been especially difficult this past year and-a-half, so I am so very grateful to have these "sisters" to lean on.

I am most grateful, however, for their prayers.

"Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; so does the sweetness of a friend's counsel." Proverbs 27:6.

I love my friends! Thank you, Father, for blessing me with such wise counsel and such encouraging friendships. Amen.