I’d like to explore the interpersonal relationship of friendship. Not the sitcom on TV, but a real meaningful relationship between people that has survived the torrential rainstorms of life. Friends may not talk to one another on a consistent basis, but the love they have for one another never diminishes.

There was a song sung by several artists some years ago called, “That’s What Friends Are For”. I like the phrase, “keep smiling and keep shining knowing you can always depend on me. We can always depend on our friends. It doesn’t matter where we are or what time of day or night it is, we know that we have a friend that we can depend on.

My mother would tell me, you may not have but one friend in life, keep them. We can have many associates but only one friend. Proverbs 18:24, talks about a friend who sticks closer than a brother. And that old hymn of the church, “What a Friend we have in Jesus”. Jesus is our true friend, He loved us to death. When we are at our lowest, He comes alongside of us to comfort us. We can always turn to Jesus, He’s always there for us. We can call on Him at any time, He will hear us.