Friends

At the end of my ministry on earth I told my disciples that I called them no longer servants but friends. This is clearly a great honor, but what does it mean? Earlier I remarked that they called me lord and master, and they were right, but I still became their servant in washing their feet. Some relationships are rigidly structured and dominated by authority on one side, such as master/servant or teacher/student. Friendship doesn’t have to be between perfect equals, but it does imply there is somehow a 2-way street. If I who am greater have called you a friend, what does it mean to you to call me friend?