Open a bible to John 10 and place it at the center of your group.
LEADER: Let us each place a symbol of a friendship near the bible and describe the meaning of the symbol and friendship.
Pause.
LEADER: Blessed are our friends; they know us the way we know ourselves.
ALL: In friendship life becomes abundant.
LEADER: The bonds of trust and mutual delight tie friends together.
ALL: In friendship life becomes abundant.
LEADER: Jesus no longer calls us servants.
ALL: Jesus calls us friends.
LEADER: All that Jesus has heard from his Father —
ALL: He has made known to us, his friends.
LEADER: We are not our own.
ALL: Nor are we on our own. Amen.