![\"E_LJ6\"](\"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/e_lj6.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What man calls conversion is often only the discovery of the Great Friend.\u00a0 What man calls religion is the knowledge of the Great Friend.\u00a0 What man calls holiness is the imitation of the Great Friend<\/p>\n
Perfection, that perfection I enjoined on all, the being perfect as your Father in Heaven is perfect, is the being like the Great Friend and in turn becoming to others a Great Friend too<\/p>\n
I am your Friend.\u00a0 Think again of all that means \u2014 Friend and Savior.\u00a0 A friend is ready to help, anticipating every want, hand outstretched to help and encourage, or to ward off danger, voice of tenderness to soothe tired nerves and speak peace to restlessness and fear.<\/p>\n
Think of what, to you, your friend is and then from that, try to see a little of what the Perfect Friend, the tireless, self-less, all-conquering, all miracle-working Friend would be.\u00a0 That<\/em> Friend, and more even than your heart can imagine, that Friend<\/em> am I.<\/p>\n Were I to read\u00a0My Kingdom \u2014 My Kingdom of the Child Hearts \u2014 the doctrines of your churches, so often there would be no response.\u00a0 But the simple rules I gave My followers are known, loved, and lived by them all.<\/p>\n In all things seek simplicity.<\/p>\n A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly;\u00a0<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" July 4 \u2014 Friend of Mine What man calls conversion is often only the discovery of the Great Friend.\u00a0 What man calls religion is the knowledge of the Great Friend.\u00a0 What man calls holiness is the imitation of the Great Friend Perfection, that perfection I enjoined on all, the being perfect as your Father in … Continue reading July 4 – Friend of Mine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-godcalling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twolisteners.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n and there is a friend that sticketh closer than\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\n a brother.\u00a0 Proverbs 18:24<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\n