Friends
Illustration★★★★While Carl Kopf was watching
police grappling for the body of a person who had jumped from Harvard
Bridge, a child asked why the woman
had jumped. Kopf ventured: “Maybe
she had no work and nothing to eat.
Or maybe she had no friends and was
lonesome.” “Well,” the child said, “she
won’t find any friends in the river.”
The point
A child's wisdom about friendship: 'She won't find any friends in the river,' reminding us that true friendship comes through connection and presence, not despair or isolation.
Scripture
Proverbs 13:201 Thessalonians 5:11
Audience
Adults
Tone
Encouraging · Wise
To tell aloud
under a minute · 59 words