TRUE FRIENDSHIP

"A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world." - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

True Friendship

Bits & Pieces, of January 9, 1992 has the story. When Jan Paderewski was to leave his native Poland to play his first recital in London, he asked an influential compatriot to give him a letter of introduction to a leading figure in Britain's musical world, who might be of assistance should anything go amiss. The letter was handed to him in a sealed envelope. He hoped that everything would proceed smoothly and he would not have to use it. He did not; his debut was a success and no snags developed. Some years later, while going through his papers, Paderewski came upon the letter and opened it. It read: "This will introduce Jan Paderewski, who plays the piano, for which he demonstrates no conspicuous talent."

This is a true story. Some years ago, a young man was shocked to discover that he was passed for a promotion, for which everyone knew
he was next. Later on he discovered that his best 'friend' at work, had told management behind his back, that he was incompetent and as such shouldn't be recommend for the position.

It was Arnold H. Glasow who said, "a true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down." On a scale of 1, and 2 what kind of friend are you? The type who gets in the way of others only when they are going down, or the type that gets in their way to stop them from getting back up? We all need 'good' friends in our lives, but we need to ask first, "Am I a good friend?" Think about it.

Let us pray: Father, help me to be a true friend, in Jesus name.

WISDOM NUGGET: Proverbs 18:24
"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother..." - KJV