0701 我是你的朋友
親愛的，我是你的救主，也是你的主，是的，但我也是你的朋友。我喜愛與你共度時光，也喜歡傾聽你心裡想的事。我喜愛與你一同歡笑，與你一同創造，與你一同工作，並且在你休息的時候陪伴在你身旁。
我參與在你的生命中，我看顧每一天的每一刻；我知道什麼使你感到興奮或感興趣；我甚至喜愛你的個性——畢竟，那是我賜給你的。我會賜給你一切你所需要的，使你成長，並且越來越像我。當你忽略我的時候，我不會離開你；我也絕不會拒絕你。我不會因你的軟弱而審判你，反而會為你加油鼓勵，並提醒你是誰。當你心情不佳時，我不僅能夠鼓勵你——我還能將力量注入你裡面，並用我的微笑洗去你的疲憊。所以來吧，享受我們友誼的甘甜，我也將與你分享我心中的奧秘。
“當你們遵行我所吩咐的一切時，就表明你們是我親密的朋友。我從未稱你們為’僕人‘，因為主人不會向僕人吐露心事，僕人也不總是明白主人所做的事。但我稱你們為我最親密的朋友，因為我將從父那裡所聽見的一切都向你們顯明了。”——約翰福音 15:14-15
0701 I am your friend.
Beloved, I am your Savior and Lord, yes, but I am also your Friend. I enjoy spending time with you and hearing about the things that are on your mind. I love laughing with you, creating with you, working with you, and being by your side when you rest.
I am involved in your life. I see every moment of every day. I know what makes you tick. I even love your personality–I gave it to you, after all. I will give you all that you need to grow and become more like me. I don’t pull away from you when you neglect me, nor will I ever reject you. I will not judge you based on your weaknesses, but will cheer you on and remind you of who you are. I can do more than encourage you when you’re having a bad day–I can infuse you with strength and wash away your weariness with my smile. So come and enjoy the sweetness of our friendship, and I will share the secrets of my heart with you.
“You show that you are my intimate friends when you obey all that I command you. I have never called you ‘servants, because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you my most intimate friends, for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.” —JOHN 15:14-15