A Thanksgiving Litany - Friends

For our friends,
Thank you, God.

For friends who support us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who surround us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who laugh with us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who rejoice with us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who share in joy with us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who love with us,
Thank you, God.

 For friends who grieve with us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who weep with us,
Thank you, God.

For friends who hold our hand,
Thank you, God.

For friends who teach us compassion,
Thank you, God.

Everlasting God, help us to be a friend to those as they have been a friend to us. Amen.