"Portrait of Friends"

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.

But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.




I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,

nor the future with its untold stories.

But I can be there now when you need me to care.



I can't keep your feet from stumbling.

I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;

Yet I can share in your laughter.



Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;

I can only support you, encourage you,

and help you when you ask.



I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,

from your values, from me.

I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.



I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,

But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,


room to be yourself.



I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,

But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces

and put them back in place.



I can't tell you who you are.

I can only love you and be your friend.






^^

...^^...