I had a long talk today with a friend whom I thought I'd lost. It was awkward, awkward, right from the beginning, and I know it's going to be awkward for a while. Maybe I've already lost this friendship forever, the friendship we had, because how do you go back to one which you've been away from for so long? Is it possible to regain that level of intimacy?

Of course, we will act once more like normal friends, which would be a nice departure from that period of animosity. A cold war, did I not once call it? Now, we can once again begin the thawing process. Thank you for opening up at last, at the very least. You, or rather your action, are an answer to prayer.

My mind wanders back again to that painful period in the past. I don't know how I got through, but I had the support of friends around me whom I know God put in place at just the right time. I remember the long talks spent sipping coffee and eating kaya toast with a new friend. I remember that listening ear, that blog post made by an old friend. Thank you, Benita. Thank you, Jeremy (this isn't the Jeremy in 05A11 for the uninformed). The two of you were, and are, answers to prayer too.

Let's hope it works out this time.