I was listening to a sermon where a young preacher was about to preach in front of a well known pastor. This made him quite nervous but the older and gentle Pastor walked to him and told him just to preach what God had put on his heart that he was “among friends…” I pondered this a bit…..I love how He can take a phrase and birth something beautiful..

Amongst Friends…

There’s a place where brotherly love
Is protected with battle swords;
Where Satan is stopped cold at divisions and wars.
A place of gentle falling
Where pillows are hands;
Catching misguided steps
It’s the place amongst friends.

There’s a place where healing hearts
Can bleed freely and long;
So walls are never built
Not allowed to grow tall.
A place where repositioning is gentle without harm
It’s the place amongst friends where every heart longs.

There’s a place where our failures
Are safe in one’s eyes
Where guarding one’s soul will layeth down life.
A place of deepest trust
In a love that covereth thee;
It’s the place amongst friends that all men dearly need.

–Shelly Wilson