Friendship is needed to enter into a deeper relationship with the Lord. Apostle John teaches us that Philip helped Nathanael to meet Jesus. Finding a friend and choosing the right person is not necessarily easy. Usually, it takes much time and effort to get to know each other. It is a big challenge to trust a new friend and to become a trustworthy friend. Only a mature person is able to overcome the differences and start a long-term relationship.
Nevertheless, it is possible and highly recommended to find a close friend and build a dynamic unity. Jesus encourages his disciples to start such a relationship. Since it should not be a problem that we are different people with colorful characteristics. It is not an issue that we have experienced ups and downs in the relations.
The good friendship never destroys but supports. In friendship, we learn to express our feelings, experiences, and thoughts. How can we love God and trust him with the whole heart if we had not tried to love a real person?
Jesus Christ was a real man. Obviously, he trusted people and chose special friends for himself. They came to him and saw his actions. Thus, they fell in love with Jesus from Nazareth.
Are you ready for such a friendship with Jesus? Are you able to become a special friend to him? Do you like to be a friend to him? If yes, please, start to trust others. Look and see the trustful people around you. Do not be lonely in your community, family, or convent.
Today it is the hight time to decide if you also want to follow Jesus. Today it is the right time to open your heart and to trust yourself. Yes, you can keep a good relationship. Not only with the Lord, but with the ordinary people who are fragile and sinful as well. Do not worry! Jesus knows that you deserve a good friend and you want to become one too.
By Fr. Jozef Trzebuniak, SVD.
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