We all have had a friend, a person with whom we share such a strong bond that we fully trust her, and we even dare to show her our weaknesses and trust her with our deepest secrets. Unfortunately, since human nature is not perfect, sometimes the false friends they can disappoint us, hurt us or reject us, causing us deep pain. However, the Bible asks us to have hope and continue to believe in friendship. certainly “There are companions who lead to ruin and there are friends more attached than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). In fact, despite bad experiences, we cannot close ourselves off from the world and lose trust in others. Let us remember that we have a friend: Jesus! He loves us and wants us to experience true friendship. So, we invite you to meet the perfect friend, who extends his hand to us, through 5 tickets and Bible verses.
A prayer from art with Jesus, Christ the King
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5 biblical teachings on true friendship
Jesus is our friend
“There is no greater love than giving one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I tell you. I don’t call them servers anymore, because the server doesn’t know what his master does; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I heard from my Father.” (John 15, 13-15)
“Give” is the key word to have a good friendship
“In this we have known love: in that he gave his life for us. Therefore, we too must give our lives for our brothers.” (1 John 3:16)
Forgiveness is essential to have a good friendship
“Bear with one another, and forgive each other whenever someone has a grievance against another. The Lord has forgiven them: do the same. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which is the bond of perfection.” (Colossians 3:13-14)
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Looking for the interest of the other is important to have a good friendship
“Do nothing out of a spirit of discord or vanity, and may humility lead you to esteem others as superior to yourselves. Let each one seek not only his own interest, but also that of others. Have the same sentiments of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:3-5)
When we have a friendship, we share our joys
“I have told you this so that my joy may be yours, and that joy may be perfect.” (John 15:11)
With , cultivate brotherly love through prayer
Human relationships are not always simple, but this does not prevent them from bringing a lot of richness and joy to our lives. Sometimes it is necessary to forgive in order to look at the other according to the gaze of Christ, and receive what this person has to give us, beyond his mistakes:
With this online inner healing retreat, let the Lord heal your life and the wounds caused by the bad experiences you have lived through.
Just as in love, in friendship it is also important to know the other person, listen to them, and spend time with them, for this reason, for 9 days we propose you to deepen this beautiful friendship that Jesus wants to have with you:
Join this online prayer community so you can discover Jesus Christ and all the love that He has to give us through his friendship.
Finally, we encourage you to rekindle the brotherly love that is dying out in the world, through this novena with Marta Robin, so that you understand what it means to be loved by God and to be able to give his love around you.