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Friendship Old and New

Friendship Old and New. Peter Fitch, St. Croix Vineyard Sunday, February 1, 2015. Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New-made friendships, like new wine, Age will mellow and refine.

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Friendship Old and New

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  1. Friendship Old and New Peter Fitch, St. Croix Vineyard Sunday, February 1, 2015

  2. Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New-made friendships, like new wine, Age will mellow and refine. Friendships that have stood the test-
Time and change-are surely best; Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray; Friendship never knows decay.


  3. For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die;
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast-
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.

  4. John Donne (1572-1631) No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of Thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

  5. Matthew 14:13-14 13 Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

  6. Older Version • LSW, “Facing Generational Problems” • Kind of idealistic • Even Jesus mourned the loss of his cousin • He provided a caregiver for His mother as He died • Yet He didn’t stop doing the will of God, even in the midst of pain

  7. Newer Sense • We are always in the midst of friends or potential friends • Each person we meet is a manifestation of God’s image/Idol and worthy of our care • If we have decided to follow Jesus then we must treat each person with dignity and justice and attempt compassion • Jesus calls us to be ready to care for each soul we meet, yet . . .

  8. Silver, Gold • There are orbits of intimacy in our lives and it’s entirely appropriate to have more than one level of love • To pretend that we could treat all people as family or dear friends would be a “disembodied idealism” • Rejoice in the moment; rejoice still more in the life-long gifts of friends and family

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