I can't give solutions to all of life's problems,
 doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you,
and together we will  search for answers.
 
 I can't change your past with all
it's heartache and pain,
 nor the future with its untold stories.
 But I can be there now when you need me to care.
 
 I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
 I can only offer my hand that you
may grasp it and not fall.
 
 Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness
are not mine;
 Yet I can share in your laughter.
 
 Your decisions in life are not mine to make,
nor to judge;
 I can only support you, encourage you,
 and help you when you ask.
 
 I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,
  from your values, from me.
 I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.
 
 I can't give you boundaries which I
have determined for you,
 But I can give you the room to change,
room to grow, room to be yourself.
 
 I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
 But I can cry with you and help you
pick up the pieces
 and put them back in place.
 
 I can't tell you who you are.
 I can only love you and be your friend.

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