True Friends

Thank you for my friends. I love them everyday. I've heard people say, friends will come and go from our lives, but can I keep the really good ones? The ones that make me feel loved? The ones that are there for me when I need them. The ones that let me help when they need me.
Truly these friends are blessings. If I lose but one my heart will cry. New ones are fragile. I must cradle and nurture the growing fondness. The lasting ties are solid as the oak tree. Let me not forget them in my busy life. May I be in their thoughts as well. I pray time can be taken to talk, share and learn.
War has taken one. I pray for Jeff and his family. You know them just as you know me. Give her strength for the coming year ahead.
My friends have become closer than family. Lord, I need them- you know I do. I wish that some of them knew you.
Make me a true friend. The kind that you would want. Even at my best, not nearly good enough, I hurt the ones I love, forgive me. Make me new, and once again...true.