It’s Fénelon Friday!
LETTER 18: True Friendships Are Founded Only in God
We must be content with the friends that God gives us, without having selfish choices of our own. It is right that His will shall be done, not ours. Better still, His will shall become ours without out the least reservation, in order that it may be done on earth as it is done in Heaven. This is far more important than satisfying self. Oh, how precious our friendships are, and how near we are to each other when we are all one in Jesus! What heavenly fellowship and conversation is ours when we are thinking only of Him and His will for us. So if you want to find your true friends, I will tell you where to look. Begin with God. He is the only source of true and eternal friendship. You are best suited for spiritual communication and friendship when you sink in silence into the bosom of God. He means everything to the kind of friends you seek. They talk of Him and live for Him and their whole lives are wrapped up in Him. That is why I tell you to sink into His bosom. This is where true friendship is. No matter what means of fellowship you have, you will find them all supplied in the bosom of God. Even if such friends should fail you, you will still be able to confide in God.
Francis Fénelon, Let Go (New Kensington, PA: Whittaker House, 1973)
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