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The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,
who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement,
who can tolerate not-knowing,not-curing,
not-healingand face with us the reality of our powerlessness,
that is the friend who cares.
Those who can sit in silence with their fellowman
not knowing what to say
but knowing that they should be there,
can bring new life in a dying heart.
Those who are not afraid to hold a hand in gratitude,
to shed tears in grief,
and to let a sigh of distress arise straight from the heart,
can break through paralyzing boundariesand witness the birth of a new fellowship,
the fellowship of the broken.
In times of grief, help me brave the silence that I may truly console.