Just a thought by coppi

Ezekiel 47:12 

“And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”

And their leaves for healing…were words that stood out like sentries in the above scriptures.  Why?  Because I have been reading about friends who are like leaves in my life.  They stood by me when everything around me seemed to be falling to pieces.  I remember a time in my life that I was surround with friends – I thought, but when an unexpected storm blew into my life with betrayal from a husband of thirty-two years and attached to it were-lies, etc.  I looked for friends in the many I had and only found a very few.  The few were like leaves of healing.  They shaded my crumbling heart with love and encouragement.  Their leaves never withered but they stood like sentries guarding me against the crippling gossip that was thrown my way.  It took several years before truth availed and all the gossip the carriers enjoyed went to naught as the wind blew it into the sea of nothingness.  True friends are special and I was and am blessed with them.  I call them my leaves – they shade me with love, encouragement, joy, etc. they never wither but stay constant in their love.