“A friend is more than a therapist or confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God’s forgiveness. 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.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen
Stay
Won’t you stay with me in this silence,
there isn’t much to say;
Still I want you by my side,
as I watch the tides.
Let’s look at the sea
as the waves crash by the shore;
Let’s breathe the salty air
until I can sense peace again.
For there is a storm within me
that’s raging fiercely right now,
and there is nothing I can do about it
though I’ve really tried.
All that remains is to wait ‘til it’s over,
until I can be myself again.
But until then,
can I ask you to stay?
“Could you not watch one hour with me?” – Matthew 26, DRA
Find hope in your darkest hour.
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