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Stand By Me: Two Are Better Than One (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)

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In Stand By Me, four 12-year-old boys walk twenty miles to find a dead body. The journey isn't really about the body—it's about friendship forged in shared adventure. Gordie, the narrator, reflects: "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Does anyone?" "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor." The boys carry each other—literally across rivers, figuratively through fear. Chris believes in Gordie when no one else does. That belief changes Gordie's life. Some friendships echo into eternity.

Topics & Themes

friendshipyouthjourneyloyaltysupport

Scripture References

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10Proverbs 17:17Proverbs 27:17

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