MS Spiritual day: Friendship

• What is true friendship?
• What does it look like? (3 types of friendship)
  

Source

•LA Diocese on Friendship: https://www.lacopts.org/story/friendship/

• What does the Bible say about Friendship? (Good friendships & Bad)
• Give Biblical/Saintly examples of friendships (David & Jonathan, Abba Apollo & Abba Abib, etc.)
• Unhealthy/Bad friendships (David & Saul, Jonadab & Amnon (2 Samuel 13); discuss how these ‘friendships’ were unhealthy because one was doing wrong/bad to the other, or they encouraged each other to do something wrong)

• How can I choose good friends? / Boundaries in Friendship
• Discuss qualities of a good friend and how to set boundaries within friendships (I.e. not everything needs to be shared; boundaries if this friend is of the opposite sex; friendship doesn’t take away from important things like family and church; friendship doesn’t replace God, etc.)

• Sirach 6
• 2 Samuel 13
• HEMY Q&A: https://www.suscopts.org/q&a/index.php?catid=161
• Example of Saintly Friends: St. Apollo & St. Abib
• Coptic Orthodox Answers: What is friendship?
• Grade 7 Children of Light Curriculum (page 14)