Friendship

I've heard it said that marriage is a great example of Christ's love for the church. I've been thinking about friendship a lot recently and wondering about how friendships lived out in the context of intentional community can do the same. I wonder how the community of believers would look differently if we sought out ways to love those around us in tangible/visible ways.

Friends mean a lot to me and I've done a lot of different things to let my friends know I care: traveling together, sending cards, flying across an ocean to surprise a friend for her wedding, sending valentines, babysitting, rearranging my schedule to make time with them a priority, celebrating life accomplishments together, standing streetside to cheer during a marathon....

I've had friends who've cared for me in incredible ways as well: flowers on my birthday, flying across an ocean to visit me and see my life in Romania, letters/cards of encouragement, speaking truth, holding me as I cry, cheering me on during difficult seasons...

I'm incredibly thankful for the friends God's placed in my life. In this season of transition, I find myself wondering who those friends might be in this new location. Who is God inviting me to see and love? Who might God bring along to do the same for me? I'm thankful for the gift of community and challenged to consider what God would have me do.