In other words, good friends pray together . A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. In other words, good friends don't just play together and pray together, they stay together. Tough times strengthen their friendship, not weaken it. They don't abandon each other when the going gets tough.
Hardship brings out the best.
Several years ago, I met a man in Kansas City who told me a story. It involved his daughter, but its truth transfers to marriage. I'll call him Ralph. Whenever she'd come home, she'd give me a kiss and go talk with her mother. But disaster struck us.