There’s a girl I have became closer with over the past year. I’ve known her for about five years and my first impression of her wasn’t good or bad. Indifferent? I never thought I would be able to get along with her and since I couldn’t register her personality,I came to my own conclusion that she was dense. Through connections and changes, we were more than just acquaintances. She got promoted to friend, from friend to marvelous comrade, from marvelous comrade to sister. Only by God’s grace was I able to meet such a person who (compared to most people) did less of judging, complaining, gossiping, hating, lacks self pity and conceit. She is full of patience, love, compassion, and wisdom.

New revelations about life and friends come into mind whenever I am with her. I am not chained down with the burdensome feeling of needing to please or satisfy her. There is no need to be careful with my words or actions because I know won’t act the wrong way around her. I am not good with words and this will be hard for me to try to explain but the truth is that you will act differently with different people. Some people will bring out the bad sides of you and others will bring out the goods. Some people will just bring out the true you.

 What satisfies my heart the most? Not exchanging pictures, hanging out with a crowd of friends, or gossiping about people. Yes these things might make me content for the moment, but what I really thirst for is intimacy. With intimacy, there is no more need to try. There is only rest and the enjoyment of one’s company. 

So thank you Lord for giving me yet another person I can be intimate with.