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When informal spiritual support reaches its limits

Three of us have been meeting informally for prayer and support for months, but one friend is going through a crisis that's beyond what our little group can handle. We want to help her but we're realizing the limits of what friendship can bear.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Friends must navigate the boundary between sacred friendship and the need for professional or institutional support.

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