Good Day Friends!
In the olden days, Unity people would greet one another as "Friend". I still use the phrase in my talks from time to time. We all need friends. They round out our feelings of well being and offer support just by being our friend.
The questions for the day are:
. Who is your best friend? (if you didn't name yourself consider why.)
. What is your definition of friendship?
. Do you see the universe as a friendly place?( If yes, how so?)
Make it a friendly day!
Rev. Sylvia
God is my best friend.
ReplyDeleteI love, appreciate and value me – I am a very good friend to me and there are some spirits in human form who are also very good friends to me.
In the past, I labeled a few people as my best friends, put way too much trust in them for my well-being, and expected too much from them. This was unfair to my friends and to me. What I’ve come to discover is that my faith and trust is in God and I value my friends who do the very best they can.
So, my idea and definition of friendship encompasses love, support, loyalty, trust, listening, honoring, valuing the different cultures, being present for one another, honesty, HUMOR, non-judgmental, nurturing, caring and accepting one another as you are. Surprisingly, I have quite a few people I call friends – mostly because I give all this out and the mutual feelings magnify, strengthen and deepen my relationships. Then there are people who are my acquaintances – we may have some things in common but there hasn’t been any deepening to the relationship.
Whether you are a friend, acquaintance or a person navigating the planet, my approach is one of optimism. The universe is God’s creation so I naturally see the universe as a friendly place. In addition, my natural tendency is to see the glass as half-full instead of half-empty. I try to see the good in everyone and I’m drawn to that energy and vibration – I call it God energy and vibration.
This was a biggie Rev. Speaking with my prayer partner this morning as I have done every morning Monday through Friday since you gave us the charge. I remember thinking to myself AM I my best friend? As I went down the list of things that Stephanie talked about I felt like I had not treated myself as a best friend I hadn't even treated myself as a good friend and that really made me sad. After listening to my prayer partner talk to me about some of my patterns, she read a passage from the lesson "It is impossible to see the world as a friendly place until the world inside my own mind is also friendly." I asked myself for forgiveness, and apologized for not always being there to support the changes I wanted to make in my life and I made a commitment to becoming the kind of best friend and treating myself the way I treat and want to be treated by others. I deserve a friend like me and I intend to be the kind of friend I would be to someone else.
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