Friend

 A friend is someone I can be with, and be happy though nothing much seems to be happening at times.  There is silence, but when the friend is not there, nothing else seems to take the friends place.  Couples often call their partner, spouse, their “best friend.”  In the silence together something might break through that is part of their bond.  I find prayer to be like this for me.  God is my friend.  Often nothing seems to be happening in prayer, though I am aware that I am at prayer, in silence, and not alone.  I sit in silence with my friend, God.  Sometimes something breaks through, an enlightening moment.  Like any deep friendship, nothing can fulfill their absence.