Sharing Our Solitude by Henri Nouwen

A friend is more than a therapist or a confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God’s forgiveness.
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A friend is that other person with whom we can share our solitude, our silence, and our prayer. A friend is that other person with whom we can look at a tree and say, “Isn’t that beautiful,” or sit on the beach and silently watch the sun disappear under the horizon. With a friend we don’t have to say or do something special. With a friend we can be still and know that God is there with both of us.

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This rose was a gift from Autumnrose.

                                                . . . And now I leave it as a gift to you.