Catching Idle Butterflies

Friendship Defined

I have a CD by a Contemporary Christian group called Eden's Bridge, the album "Celtic Journeys."

One of my favorite songs is called "Fair Weather Friend."

Here are the lyrics:

         When I'm down you're always missing
         When I'm fine you take your share
         When things go bad you're best forgotten
         I could think that you don't care

         Walking in circles
         We're going nowhere now it seems
         Nothing is certain
         Of what becomes of you and me

         Fair weather friend of mine
         Fair weather friend of mine
         Fair weather friend of mine
         You know you're no good for me

         It all came home a week last Sunday
         Things you've said and things I've seen
         That when I live a week of Wednesdays
         You will be no good for me

         There's something missing
         And what it is is what we need
         I'm going searching
         For a friend who'll never leave me

I thought of this song after I read all the comments you left in David McClain 's blog entry "Invalid Entry" . None of you can be described as a "Fair Weather Friend", but the exact opposite. The outpouring of support you gave David McClain , the compassionate and loving words I've read in other blogs as well as the ones you've left in mine, my only reaction is tears of gratitude and joy.

You all represent the best of humanity, that this world is not as dark and full of selfish people as it sometimes seems.

I told David McClain he's my hero, but he's not the only one. I admire and look up to each one of you, and I'm proud and blessed to call you a True, Let's-Travel-This-Sometimes-Dark-and-Dismal-Path-Together-Friend.