'Lord I need friends' from 'High Valleys' by R. Croucher and G.

Thomlinson :

Lord I need friends…..

To ease my loneliness

To speak peace to me when I am distresses

To walk with me when I am unsure of the way

To provide a safe place where I can discover my true self

Lord I need friends…..

Who will laugh with me as well as pray with me

Who will embrace me without wanting to possess me

Who will explore their truth with me as it is continually revealed

I need friends…..

Who will reflect you, Lord, as you reflect your Father

Who will recognise and call forth the Christ in me as I do the same for them, so that in mutual giving, we may become the persons you have always seen us to be. Amen