6 Surprisingly Biblical Anne of Green Gables Friendship Quotes

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Welcome back to another episode of the Gospel According to, where we examine our favorite fandoms from a different angle in order to deepen and grow our relationships with God, other humans, and ourselves. This week, in honor of International Friendship Day, we’re focusing on Anne of Green Gables and the Anne With an E Netflix series. This story features one of the best fictional friendships of all time: Anne Shirley Cuthbert and Diana Barry. Enjoy this list of 6 surprisingly Biblical Anne of Green Gables friendship quotes 🙂

Fandom: Anne of Green Gables (book series) and Anne With An E (Netflix show)

Verses: Proverbs 17:17, 13:12, 18:24, 27:9, 27:17, John 15:13, 14:23, Galatians 6:2, Romans 12:15, Psalm 25:14, Matthew 28:19-20

Nugget: God blesses us with peple who encourage, strengthen, and do life with us; Jesus is the ultimate friend who supports us in every possible way.

The Horizontal View: Friendship for Life

Let’s start by looking at this fandom form a horizontal, or human-to-human, point of view. Anne and Diana’s friendship is one of the best in all of literature. In the book series, they remain friends until their children are grown and married themselves. They support each other through all of the various life dramas that each of them goes through. And they remain faithful to each other even through being forbidden to do so several times.

Anne being the poetic and expressive character that she is, we have a wealth of quotes and sayings to fangirl over as relates to friendship in the Anne of Green Gables series. Here are some that come out sounding almost like Scripture, and some Bible verses that actually do sound like Scripture (because, well, they are lol).

The Vertical View: Biblical Community and Holy Help

To further our analysis of this fandom, let’s start by defining two important terms: kindred spirit and bosom friend. Anne’s deepest desire in life is to know and be known through close friend and family relationships. In her eyes, a kindred spirit is someone who shares similar values, perspectives, and interests. As the series progresses, Anne finds many kindred spirits whom she loves wholeheartedly. But she only has one bosom friend, which she describes as someone who will always be faithful to her and in whom she can confide her “inmost soul.” This one bosom friend is Diana Barry, although Gilbert might later be added to the list in his own way.

Like Anne, every one of us has a desire for companionship and love. Some have had more success at this than others, but we can all name at least a couple of people whom we would call friend. Ancient Israel, the culture in which most of the Bible was written, is a highly collective society, meaning that In the Christian walk, we are called to walk in discipleship and fellowship with fellow believers, whom we might refer to as kindred spirits (because we all have the same Holy Spirit in us). But there is only one friend who we know will never leave us: Jesus Himself. This is the one we might call our bosom friend, since we really can confide our inmost soul in Him.

Anne of Green Gables Friendship Quotes

“Do you know, Mrs. Allan, I’m thankful for friendship. It beautifies life so much.” “True friendship is a very helpful thing indeed,” said Mrs. Allan, “and we should have a very high ideal of it , and never sully it by any failure in truth and sincerity. I fear the name of friendship is often degraded to a kind of intimacy that had nothing of real friendship in it.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

  • “Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27:9 ESV This verse compares sweet friendship to the rich scent of oil and incense, which enrich the senses and bring a sense of joy and well-being–they beautify life. In the same way, the friends that we fellowship with as believers enrich our quality of life and help us to grow in Christ.

“…I think,’ concluded Anne, hitting on a very vital truth, ‘that we always love best the people who need us.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

  • “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 ESV and “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 ESV This quote talks about the people who need us most, and it shows how caring Anne is that she is drawn to this type of person. In the same way, we are called as believers to help and strengthen those who need us. In Galatians 6, a burden is something that is too heavy for someone to carry on their own. Carrying someone’s burden could mean praying for them, providing a need they have, or filling the roles they would normally fill until they can take their place again. This is a vital part of walking in fellowship with other believers.

“Kindred spirits alone do not change with the changing years.” — L.M. Montgomery (Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3))

  • “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 ESV and “Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” John 14:23 ESV Anne has several kindred spirits who stay with her throughout the series, and she adds a few more as she passes through the seasons of her life. As she matures and develops as a character, Anne learns what it really means to be a friend and to have friends. This quote shows that maturity and developing understanding, as her friends have truly taken up residence in her heart. In the same way, when we choose to walk in the way of the Lord, He makes His permanent home in our heart.

Here’s some more resources where you can find all the goodness from Anne of Green Gables and Anne With An E. Enjoy!

“I feel as if something has been torn suddenly out of my life and left a terrible hole. I feel as if I couldn’t be I — as if I must have changed into somebody else and couldn’t get used to it. It gives me a horrible lonely, dazed, helpless feeling. It’s good to see you again — it seems as if you were a sort of anchor for my drifting soul.”
— L.M. Montgomery (Anne’s House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5))

  • “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 ESV and “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17 ESV and “Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15 ESV Anne is addressing a beloved person in this quote, most likely a friend or family member. She has just lost something dear to her, and it is making her heart sick. The person she is talking to has become an “anchor” to her, sticking with her in the midst of adversity. This is what we are called to do as friends, taking on the troubles of those closest to us as though they were our own.

“The possibilities of making new friends help to make life very fascinating”
— L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2))

  • “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 ESV These verses are the foundation of everything that we do as believers: make disciples. Said another way, our goal as believers is to bring more people to Jesus, who will then become His friend and also ours, and who will seek to follow Him as closely as we do. Since we have the same goal, worldview and interests, this means that the more people we share the Gospel with, the more kindred spirits we’ll gain. So cool!

“If we have friends we should look only for the best in them and give them the best that is in us, don’t you think? Then friendship would be the most beautiful thing in the world.”
— L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Collection: 11 Books)

  • “The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.” Psalm 25:14 ESV This verse speaks of the covenant of God, which is not unlike the oath of faithful friendship that Anne and Diana create at the beginning of the series. In his covenant, God promises to protect the people of Israel and bless them above all others– as long as they honor Him alone as God. This covenant is the very best part of God’s heart towards us, for even when we broke the covenant, He upheld it– right up to sending the perfect human (Jesus) to complete our side of the deal for us. In return, we give our best to God by honoring Him as a friend and as Lord. We make Him a priority in our life and do everything we can to bring Him glory and joy.
  • “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 ESV The best part of a person is arguably their life, right? In this case, giving up your life for someone can mean literally dying for them. But what may be even more difficult is living for them– choosing to put their needs and interests before your own, treating their joys and sorrows as though they were your own. That’s what it means to give someone the best of you, and hopefully you receive the best of them in return.

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