Number Seven: Faithfulness - The quality of adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyalty

Know that I never stop
guarding you and tenderly
watching over you.
I command my angels
concerning your protection.
I'll never leave or
give up on you.
Even when you are faithless,
you can count on
my steadfast commitment.
My love for you endures
forever, and my faithfulness
continues through all
generations.

Faithfulness is a hallmark of friendship. It takes many forms, but perhaps the most treasured faithfulness in friendship is silence. Not a lack of communication but communication without words. In friendship, there are times when words don't need to be spoken because friends know each other. They hear heart cries as audibly as vocal ones. And, even when need is unspoken, they faithfully respond.
Many things can mute our cries for help, support, or encouragement. Shame, regret, and fear are silencers. Yet true friends respond faithfully, enabled by special sensors that are alerted at the smallest telltale sign of need. If someone is missing without reason, a friend starts searching. If someone is sad or weighed down by circumstances, a friend will faithfully come alongside to help lift the load. If someone fails, a friend faithfully forgives-whether or not a confession is offered.
Pain-even unexpressed pain- is felt and shared by faithful friends. They understand unspoken fears and offer assurance. Friends can sense the storms suffering that ravage your heart, and they offer shelter. True friends faithfully fulfill the needs that go undetectable by most. Friends rush to your side without a syllable being uttered.
Friends talk about thoughts, feelings,dreams, fears, and needs. They share laughter and tears. But the best friends are the ones who, through the years of faithfulness, know us well enough to understand and respond even when we're quiet.
Hugs for friends

I also believe that there is one more very important step to friendship. Forgiveness. Without forgiveness you can not have Faithfulness. As friends, even when the pain is to difficult to deal with you have to have forgiveness. Not only for yourself but for your friend. It may not come today, tomorrow, or next week, but in each persons time you will have to find forgiveness or you will never be able to move on. Trust me I have learned this is a very important step in everyones life whether it is a friend or a family member.