“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness than to be without friends… If any one has a friend such as I speak of he will acknowledge the truth of my words. He though he sees his friend every day is not satiated. For him he prays for the same things as for himself. I know one who calling upon holy men in behalf of his friend besought them to pray first for him and then for himself.” . St John Chrysostom . . #friendship #brother #coptic #dailyreadings #orthodoxy #copticorthodox