True Friendship

We have to be very careful who we trust and who we call our friends.  God said in Sirach Chapter 6 verses 6-17.  Let your acquaintances be many, but one in a thousand your confidant, When you gain a friend, first test him.  For one sort of friend is a friend when it suits him, but  he will not be with you at times of distress.  Another is a friend who becomes an enemy, and tells of the quarrel to your shame.  Another is a friend, a boon companion, who will not be with you when sorrow comes.  When things go well, he is your other self, and lords it over your servants;  But if you are brought low, he turns against you and avoids meeting you.  Keep away from your enemies; be on your guard with your friends. A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter, he who finds a treasure.  A faith  friend is beyond price no sum can balance his worth.  A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy, For he who fears God finds; for he who fears God behaves accordingly, and his friend will be like himself.  In other words, a good friend will be there through thick and thin and when something happens in the friendship they will still love, forgive and communicate with you.  They will think like you, act like  you and respect you.  Be careful with who  you trust and who you call your friend.  Amen