Walking With My Brother

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I love spending time with a friend when there’s mutual

 acceptance, appreciation, and admiration present.   

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The spider and the rose don’t have a lot in common, 

but I suspect that they’re mutually beneficial. 

The spider isn’t envious of the rose’s beauty;

 nor is the rose threatened by the spider’s cleverness.  

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I love spending time with a friend who thinks the best of me

and wants the best for me.

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I like honest friends. 

Friends that humbly warn me

 if they think I’m wandering off the path are treasures. 

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 I appreciate friends that aren’t defensive

if I lovingly warn them about straying too. 

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Is any pleasure on earth

as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?  

~ C.S. Lewis

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I’ve cheated when it comes to spending time with friends.

 I…