True friendship is love that goes deeper than any individual behavior,  
deeper than any individual interaction of the relationship.  True 
friendship thrives among differences.  For it embraces differences,
rather than being threatened by them.

The bond that holds true friends together is a lovingly spiritual bond, 
built from shared feelings, shared experiences, and shared attributes 
that go deeper than words can ever go.

True friendship comes from the love of God, and the love of the love 
of God, the movement towards what is holy and good in one another, and
the forgiveness of what is not.

Humble mutual esteem.