I had major surgery last week. I am blessed with a lot of friends, and social media has kept us in contact, but never did I expect the response from long-time friends, as what I received. There were prayers offered and thoughts shared by new friends of only a few months, but friends that I had not heard from in a long time, called and prayed with me over the phone. Others prayed via text message or e-mail. Some just called to check on me and see how I was doing. Strangely enough, it brought song lyrics to mind. Initially, it reminded me of an old camp song, \u201cMake new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.\u201d Then I could hear myself singing along on Roger\u2019s Miller\u2019s song, \u201cOld friends, Lord, when all my work is done bless my life and grant me one, old friend, at least one, old friend.\u201d Finally, it was Bill and Gloria Gather\u2019s chorus that came to mind, \u201cOld friends. You\u2019ve always been there, my old friends. We\u2019ve had more than our share, old friends. We\u2019re all millionaires in old friends.\u201d The idea of being a millionaire led me to Proverbs 14:20, \u201cThe rich has many friends.\u201d Keep making new friends, but I hope you have some faithful, long-time friends who still care about you, and communicate with you. More than that – I hope you are one of those to your long-time friends and are becoming that to your new friends. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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