What a Friend We Have in Jesus

I take sabbaticals from the Internet frequently, and no one seems to care.  I came to this conclusion after my last hiatus from blogging that lasted approximately two months, and no one called or emailed to see if anything was wrong.   It does not bother me, but it does provide me with an answer to the old bluegrass song lyric, “Will you miss me when I’m gone.”  The answer is obviously, “NO.”

In jest I use to be fond of saying, “I was your friend when no one else would have anything to do with you.  Now, they will not have anything to do with me—So much for being your friend.”  Befriending those who seemingly have no friends is my calling.  They say you have to be a friend in order to have a friend, but apparently my attempts at friendship leave a lot to be desired.  I even wrote a poem about friendship; it is posted on this Blog.

Everyone needs at least one human friend.  As the old joke goes, “Lock both your wife (or girl friend) and your dog in the trunk of your car and see which one is glad to see you when you open the trunk door.”  I find humor in this joke but after all, I’m “just a man.” Most women do not see it as humorous but then, they are the blunt of the joke, so to speak.

What about you and your friends?  If you have true friends, that’s great.  If not, let me suggest you make Jesus your friend.  He will be your friend when no one else will.  He promises to never leave those who love Him.  Try to hear His voice as you sing or just recite the words to the old church hymn,  “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” written years ago but now no longer considered sophisticated enough to sing in most large, upscale Christian churches.

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Words, Joseph Scriven, 1855, Tune Converse, Charles C. Converse, 1868 

What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!

Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer! 

If you are lonely and feel forsaken, reach out to God in prayer.  He will not forsake you, and He will give you peace and comfort.

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