The letter to the Philippians suggests a spirituality for friendship desperately needed for our time. The beginning of this letter is also a model for communication today. Imagine what it meant for the people of Philippi to be thanked for their struggle to live the Gospel faithfully. Imagine receiving twelve e-mails in one day, all of which began with the writer giving thanks for remembering you. Imagine sending e-mails to twelve friends giving thanks for their friendship and the joy they have brought to your life. Imagine how congregations might be changed if we regularly said “thanks” to one another for what it means to be partners in the Gospel. Imagine how our Lenten disciplines might be transformed by gratitude.