For Good

Last night, after saying goodbyes to some very, very dear friends, this song wormed its way into my head.

"I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...

Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you

Because I knew you

I have been changed for good"

While leaving for the coming school year is not as serious and somber as all of that (I do sincerely believe that I will be seeing these people many more times in this life), there are some things that ring true. They have been true friends, who, for better or worse, have had a hand in writing my life story by being in it. I love every single one of them so much and thank God for them every day...