God made the world with it's towering trees,
It's might oceans and tranquil beaches.
He fashioned the majestic mountains, the
cool green valleys and the quiet woodlands.

He set the moon into it's orbit,
placed the stars in the heavens.
He divided time into seasons,
Each with it's own beauty.
He gave us dominion over the Earth,
and everything thereupon He gave us
for our benefit and pleasure.

Then in His great wisdom,
God looked down the corridors of time
and foresaw the special needs of human hearts.
He saw how often we would need someone
to share our inner thoughts and motives.

Someone who hears not merely the words we speak,
but our deeper feelings for which there are no words.
Someone who knows the worth of silence
and listens without judgement.
That's why God gave us friends.

He saw that we would sometimes need relief
from the frantic pace and competative living.
Someone whom we can drop all pretense,
who will love us not for what we may one day become,
but for what we are right now.
Someone who will close his eyes to our human faults,
and see only that which is good in us.

He knows our hearts wouls sometimes be burdened
with sorrow and disappointment, and that we would
need someone who knows just when to speak
and when to stand silently by,
giving us strength and comfort by being near.
That's why God gave us friends.

He saw that there would be times when we would
become tired and discouraged and would need someone
to encourage us to reach our highest potential.
Someone to cheer us on and bring us
face-to-face with our better selves.

He saw that there would be times when we
would stumble and fall, and need someone to
help us pick ourselves up and try again.
Someone who would teach us to laugh at
our mistakes and help us find the rainbow after the rain.
That's why God gave us friends.

God saw that we would sometimes have to take a lonely stand,
because of our convictions we would need someone to
support us when we are pursuing a dream.
Someone to humor us when we are impractical,
and stand beside us when we hamper a cause.

He knew our hearts would sometimes burst
with joy that must be shared to be fully experienced.
That we would need someone to praise us
for our accomplishments and rejoice with us in our good fortune.
Someone to increase our awareness of the beautiful life.

He foresaw our strengths, our weaknesses,
our dreams, our longings, and so
God gave us friends that we on Earth
might have a glimpse of the joy of Heaven,
for friends are one of human hearts.

So, that's why God gave us friends!!

Senior Chief "Eye of Eagle" Georgie Burke is the author of this poem.

 In the past years, he has won the

Golden, Silver and Merrit of Honor Poetry Award from the Poets Society.

We are very proud of him.