Friday, May 1, 2009

Authentic Companionship

This is found with someone who accepts us as we are.

A sure sign of such a companionship is when we feel willingness, even a desire, to risk disclosing our true self. 

Stressful transitions, times of profound grief and loss, moments when we must release some anxiety or fear, accomplishments, joys,  desires, dreams, and hopes we long to express that cannot yet be voiced in public—these are the moments when nothing is as comforting as a companion with whom we can be completely transparent.

 

Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit."

2 Kings 2:9

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