{"id":3342,"date":"2021-05-08T16:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/church-test1.121aiapps.com\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2021-05-08T16:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T15:38:58","slug":"pause-for-thought-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/church-test1.121aiapps.com\/?p=3342","title":{"rendered":"Pause for thought &#8211; friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3341\" src=\"https:\/\/church-test1.121aiapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Devine-Friendship-e1620487962941-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/church-test1.121aiapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Devine-Friendship-e1620487962941-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/church-test1.121aiapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Devine-Friendship-e1620487962941.jpeg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Friendship<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>What a beautiful thing friendship is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the autumn of 1966, I met a chap called William King at St Luke&#8217;s College, Exeter. Kindred spirits we were, and have remained the best of friends ever since. Our faith is a common denominator, as is our love of music and the natural world. We all have a similar experience of ties made with others, and the wonderful thing in today&#8217;s Gospel is that Jesus calls his followers friends.<\/p>\n<p>An old adage states that friends are &#8216;the family we choose&#8217;. Jesus here is calling &#8216;friends&#8217; &#8211; chosen and appointed to join Him in witnessing to the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike servants, friends don&#8217;t merely follow orders but put themselves out for one another, and enjoy spending time in each other&#8217;s company, As part of this friendship with Him, Jesus commands us to love one another, reflecting the love that God has for Jesus and that Jesus has for us. 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