A sermon by the Rev. A Middle School English teacher asked her class one day to write imaginative definitions of a friend. A friend is a mug of hot coffee on a damp, cloudy day. A friend is a stiff drink when you've just had a terrible shock. A friend is a hot bath after you have walked 20 miles on a dusty road.
Friendship is clearly a wonderful thing.
A rare thing too. Most women can identify 5 or 6 women whom they call close friends. A closer look shows that a lot of these were functional relationships. Friendship is not easy to develop. Our lesson is about friends and friendship.