A couple summers ago at a Christian music festival held in Oshkosh, WI, a guest performed a song just before the Sunday worship and it really hit home. Her name is Holly Starr and she sang the song (and played the piano) I Love You Anyway. She explained that it was for a close friend that turned her back on their friendship and hurt Holly. Although there isn't much to say anymore about them, in the song she remembers all of the times they spent together and also the many times her friend made her cry. From this pain she realizes that God always has a plan and that there was a reason she was in Holly's life. She talks about remembering how she was hurt, but she will leave it for history and continue to love her anyway, just like God does, unconditionally.
I can relate to this because for most of my sophomore year and half of my junior year my best friend just treated me way differently and it was so miserable. Ever since kindergarden we had been best friends and I couldn't belive what I was losing. I spent countless nights crying myself to sleep. I didn't understand, but she told me she had changed. I still cared about her as if she was my best friend and loved her like she was as well. During second semester we had AP US History together and that was when we kind of started over and things got better for us again. I can say to this day that we are still best friends, but things are a little different now. We don't get to see each other as much (because of college and location) and she does things that I don't agree with, but I still love and accept her for her. I was lucky because I still have my best friend after the "dark times," unlike Holly. I'm still not exactly sure why it all happened in the first place, but I have an idea that maybe it was to learn to accept change. Accept it and move on. Leave the rest for history, just like Holly.
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