God’s Covenant with Abraham «Walk in my presence and be blameless. Between you and me I will establish my covenant…»

“Friendship is a gift that is fair in all things. It roots from one’s heart and involves memories that stay not for a while but for a lifetime.” (www.searchquotes.com/quotes/about/Long time_Friend)

• Friendship is a gift that involves mutual understanding, acceptance and trust that one freely offers to the other. It seeks expression through symbols and promises that are concretized in word and in deed and finds its full meaning in a commitment or faith-response that goes beyond human bonding.

Before we begin this lesson, answer the following questions: Imagine your life without friends. What would it be like? Describe how it is by using one-word answers. Write this words in expressive figures that can correspond to your answer.

Wilted leaf for “boring”

How does your experience of friendship enable you to grow as a person? Describe it.

From your experience, do you need concrete symbols that will give meaning to your friendship with someone? Cite 2 samples of such symbols that you might have used in your friendships.

What does it take to keep or offer a promise to someone you love?