"Faithful are the wounds of a friend. Only a sincere friend can make a wise criticism or correction. Human weakness, blindness, arrogance and self-interest make correction from outside ourselves necessary. Who is going to do that correcting? The current wisdom in some quarters of Quakerism is that we must be non-judgemental. It is expounded as a worthy ideal, but a faithful friend should and will make timely and wise criticism in the best interests of one’s friends. A friend needs to be sincere enough to speak unpalatable truth. A faithful friend is the medicine of life."
~ W Ross Chapman
More at http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/called-to-be-friends/
~ W Ross Chapman
More at http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/called-to-be-friends/
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