Because, there you will find everything you need for a rich, healthy, and happy life. There you will find your success and your admirers. Today I want to continue with the fourth of our five talks addressed especially to you teenagers and young adults during this Lenten season, talks aimed at discovering our freedom in Christ, freedom to become truly the wonderful and joy-filled people that God has created each of us to be. Based upon today's gospel, I'd like to spend a few minutes reflecting on the notion of friendship and peer pressure. First, we hope and pray that all people, especially you young people, develop as many healthy and strong and lasting friendships as you can.
Friendships are relationships that bring true joy and true happiness into our lives.
Friendship, is a Christian virtue. In some sense, then, the cry of the blind man is the cry of each of our hearts. We want someone else to love us. We want someone else to accept us completely and totally as we are. And we want someone whom we in turn, can accept and love forever.