Spiritual Friendship: Learning to Be Friends with God and One Another

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spiritual friendship as a single man for other singles, but he clearly understood God’s intention for every Christian marriage to also be an example of spiritual friendship. Just as Aelred listened carefully to the wise teachers who came before him, our reading of Aelred can help us articulate what spiritual friendship might look like in our own generation. I pray that the same Holy Spirit, who taught our wise mentor and teacher Aelred about spiritual friendship, will also guide and teach you as you explore how to make faithful spiritual friendships in this generation.