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Key Bible Verse: Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God (1 Samuel 23:16). Bonus Reading:1 Thessalonians 2:17-20

We'd just finished speaking to a group of students at a retreat center in Kentucky and returned to our room when we heard a loud knock at our door.

"Monty Lobb?!" my wife exclaimed. We couldn't believe it. Monty had driven four hours from Cincinnati and tracked us down with no address or directions. "I knew I could find you," he said with a big bear hug. "I heard you were near Wilmore and just had to see you." We talked and laughed for an hour and a half. Then Monty had to drive home. He was teaching the next morning back at his church.

Few actions speak more loudly about the value of a good friend than making time. Friendships today are withering and dying because few people are taking the time required to keep them alive. Friends forget to phone, fail to write, ignore important events, stand each other up, and let each other down. Some blame busy schedules, pressing deadlines, or geographical distance for a failing friendship.

But most suffer from only one ailment: neglect.

—Les Parrott in A Good Friend

Adapted from A Good Friend (Les & Leslie Parrott, www.realrelationships.com) by permission.

Copyright © 2004 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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Prayer for the Week

Thank you, Father, for the gift of true friends. Help me to value my friendships and keep them in good repair.

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