Lost a friend

In Book 4 Saint Augustine tells us about a friend of his. He was a childhood friend who grew up with Augustine, became lost in the world with him, turned back to God with him, then dies of fever. Being well on his way back to God, this loss of friendship becomes a major set back to St. Augustine and he loses much of the ground he has regained, falling back into bad. St. Augustine uses that loss of a friend to show us how much we all need our friends, to help and support us through everything.

Like Augustine said, "My heart was made dark with sorrow, and whatever I looked upon was death."

However, God's love soon started to mend Augustine's sorry heart and ease the wound of loss of friendship.

~Morgan