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June 16 Sam

Sensitivity is what Tim Keller talks about. The third mark of friendship. The proverbs for this day are kind of funny. “If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor in the morning it will be taken as a curse.” Reading this made me laugh but it reminds of two other important things in friendship, empathy and mindfulness. Just because we might have good intentions, if it hurts or annoys your friend, it wasn’t good to do. He also talks about feeling deeply for your friends. Being sad when they’re sad, happy when they’re happy.

To live this out, requires some selflessness. It’s takes time. I would have to say I need deeper and better friendships in my life. At my age, me peers are all busy with families of their own. But definitely something I need to be intentional about

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