"Portrait of a Friend"
Ninure Saunders
I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears. But I
can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.
I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain, nor the future
with its untold stories. But I can be there now when you need me to care.
I can't keep your feet from stumbling. I can only offer my hand that you
may grasp it and not fall.
Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine; Yet I can
share in your laughter.
Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge; I can only
support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.
I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values,
from me. I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.
I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you, But I can
give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.
I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting, But I can cry with you
and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.
I can't tell you who you are. I can only love you and be your friend.
--Unknown
Prov. 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a
friend who sticks closer than a brother.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life
for his friends.
Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian
The Lord is my Shepherd and He knows I'm Gay
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