Reflection on Friendship At McAuley
As we return from remote learning, it is lovely to see the students and staff enjoying each other's company and spending time together, even though we are all social distancing! Friendship is such an important element in our lives. Having good friends who you trust and support you for who you are, is really important for our happiness. The most important thing is your friends’ acceptance of you for who you are. A good friend walks the talk and shows that they care by their actions - big and small.

Saint Paul wrote a famous passage about love, which is often used at weddings. We can reflect on those words, but mentioning 'friends' instead of 'love':

Friends are patient and kind;

they are not jealous or boastful;

they are not arrogant or rude.

Friends do not insist

on having their own way.

They are not touchy or resentful.

They don’t take pleasure

when things go wrong for others,

but they are pleased

with what is good and right.

Friends are always ready to excuse,

to believe the other person,

to have hope,

and to stand beside their friend

in bad times as well as good.

True friendship never ends.