Friendship at the Margins Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission

by Christopher L. Heuertz

we could mistakenly conclude that we have to go far away to share in the gifts of friendship with persons who are vulnerable. But every community has people who are invisible or overlooked, and each of us can move toward wholeness through the friendships we offer and receive.

Offering and receiving friendship breaks down the barriers of “us” and “them” and opens up possibilities of healing and reconciliation.