#22

1. Yes, Jesus did have friends. Two examples were Martha and Mary- two sisters, and their brother, Lazarus, who some call Jesus's greatest friends.

2. Friendship is characterized by someone that you can be real with and someone that you have and has mutual caring for. It is different from nurturing and parental love because parental and nurturing love is on a higher level; it is a closer relationship that is distilled inside of one since they are brought into this world.

3. An I-Thou relationship is when one treats another as a subject with an inner life. This friendship is what intimacy is all about. It gives us a glimpse of how we experience with others the ultimate way of relating to God, the eternal "Thou." It shows us what grace-filled moments are all about. It means that our friendships can be sacred experiences, opportunities for grace.