Old Friends Become New...

Last night I had the opportunity to hang out with an old friend from high school. Actually, this person had been a very close friend for a few years and then we dated for a short time our Senior year. I remember our breakup didn't go so well and I was pretty jaded. I cut off all contact with him up until a couple of years ago when he popped on messenger one night and I decided to say hello. It seems as though he's grown up a lot...and for the better.

He came over to the apartment and I had fixed some soup. We sat down to eat it and he begin to say a prayer of blessing over the meal. Though I know I should've been paying attention, I looked up in amazement at how much he'd changed. He prayed fervently and thanked God for his time with me and for the fellowship. I don't remember one time when he would've done that in the past. For the first time I saw him as not some high school boy...he was a grown man.

We talked about some of the things we'd done over the past few years. Our heartaches and successes kept us occupied in conversation for a long while. Then, we did something that was pretty traditional for us when we were in high school...we baked cookies. As funny as that sounds, it was fun to feel like we were in high school again. We ended the night with a movie and lots of laughing. It's then I realized how possible it is for old friends to become new friends again. Despite the hurts and the past wounds, forgiveness can be one of the biggest blessings.