The question I have is Why would he want to call these friends at all??
I can understand perhaps... and I do mean perhaps... if this was like a dear friend who fell off the wagon and cheated on his partner... but other than that... I personally think he should want nothing you do with them. Especially since he is trying to be a different man.
As they ole saying goes though. "You are the company you keep".
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Show empathy when there's pain. Show grace when warranted. Kindness in the midst of anger. Faith in the face of fear.