A prayer for friends
God who exists in relationship,
God who creates us for relationship,
we thank you for friends
who enrich and bless our lives.
We thank you for long-term friends,
who when we meet after a time of separation,
it is as though we have never been apart.
We thank you for new friends
whom we have just met
and with whom we are beginning a relationship.
We thank you for friends
of every sort and tenure,
each a gift from you,
each a unique presence in our lives.
May we treat kindly and well
the companions who accompany
us on life’s journey.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Along the Graybeard Trail 