Are we showing ourselves friendly? By Samantha Kyles

I Samuel 18

Jonathan and David

 I found this bible story and it helped me write this WOD. We know they were good friends; the Bible says that Jonathan loved David as his own soul!   I Samuel 18:4 says that Jonathan gave David his own robe and garments, even his own sword and bow. Jonathan was the son of King Saul, the first king of Israel. David was the son of Jesse. King Saul was very jealous of David and he wanted to kill him. David was living in the king's house because King Saul liked to hear him play his harp; but David became afraid to live there anymore. Jonathan and David came up with a plan. David would hide in the field while Jonathan went home to dinner. If King Saul got mad because David wasn't at dinner, then Jonathan would know that King Saul meant David harm and Jonathan would warn him. He would warn David by coming back out to the field with his bow and arrow and a young lad. He would tell the young lad to go fetch the arrows that he had shot.  If Jonathan told the lad that the arrows were on this side of him, then David would know that everything was okay and he could come back to the king's house.  If Jonathan told the lad that the arrows are beyond him, then David should run away to preserve his own life. Sure enough, King Saul became angry at Jonathan during dinner because David wasn't at the table.  King Saul yelled to Jonathan to go get David so that he could kill him. When Jonathan tried to ask his father what wrong thing that David had done, King Saul threw a javelin at his own son. So Jonathan went out to the field with his bow and arrows and a young lad.  He shot an arrow and told the young lad that that arrow had gone beyond him. The young lad gathered all the arrows and then Jonathan told the lad to go back to the city. Then David came out of his hiding place and cried together and said good-bye to each other and promised to always be friends. Now the questions are: Are we friendly or a friend to anyone? Are we taking time to be there when our friends are down and out? 

The ABC”S of a friend

Accepts you as you are

Believes in "you"

Calls you just to say "HI"

Doesn't give up on you

Envisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)

Forgives your mistakes

Gives unconditionally

Helps you

Invites you over

Just because

Keeps you close at heart

Loves you for who you are

Makes a difference in your life

Never judges

Offers support

Picks you up

Quiets your fears

Raises your spirits

Says nice things about you

Tells you the truth when you need to hear it

Understands you

Values you

Walks beside you

Xxoxoxoxoxoxo

Yells when you won't listen and

Zaps you back to reality

Blessings upon you and love each of you!