Friends

"Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness

And I like the whole truth

But there are nights I only need forgiveness

Sometimes they say "I don't know who you are

But let me walk with you some"

And I say "I am alone, that's all

You can't save me from all the wrong I've done."

But they're waiting just the same

With their flashlights and their semaphores

And I'll act like I have faith and like that faith never ends

But I really just have friends"

- Dar Williams

Every time I hear this song I am reminded how precious friendship and community are. I don't know where I would be in life if I didn't have a "witness" to remind of who I am and where I have come from. Sometimes, you just need someone to sit with you, and listen, and not judge....just love. Because they know who you are, even in your ugliest moments, they know YOU...the real you. They know what to say, or not to say.

My friends and family are a special bunch. Each and everyone has something beautiful to share with this world. Each one has something that I can learn from. Sometimes I feel like a black page. All of my friends and family have each made their mark on me. Sometimes the mark is pain, but mostly the mark is some form of beauty.

I desire every day to be a good friend, a good daughter, a good sister, a good wife, and a good mom. I want my mark to be one of love and those most important in my life. I want to make an impression. I want to be known by my love in the way Jesus was known. I want to show that I care. That I love. I want to be known to be able to be a witness to the good of a person in their moment of struggle, or pain. I want to be able to hold someone up, and have faith for them, when they are not strong enough on their own.

This is just something that's been in my head lately, so I thought I'd share.

You can listen to the whole song here, or just read the lyrics here. It's a beautiful, but very slow, song. Enjoy.