Friendship

“In friendship...we think we have chosen our peers. In reality a few years' difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another...the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting--any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking no chances. A secret master of ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you," can truly say to every group of Christian friends, "Ye have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another." The friendship is not a reward for our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

 

I want to take the time to put this quote up on my blog. And to take a moment to acknowledge my own gratitude that God has chosen to use people and relationships to teach me more about His character. I can see how over the last handful of years, I've relished the encouragement and simple texts, emails, phone calls,  and presence of a few friends. Who, really, I know responded to their own hearts and often reached out to me just when I needed it most.

 

I spent last weekend at the Global Missions Health Conference. I'm going to sit and try to link up to my blog a few of the sessions that really stirred my heart. I also want to write down some of the quotes I scribbled. This is my online diary, after all, right??