One True Friend

"My Friend"
Helen Thomas Robson

"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!"

This has got to be one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard.  Just the first line, "What a friend we have in Jesus," says it all.  You know we have friends here on this earth; some are lasting, some are fleeting, but none measure up to the friend we have in Jesus!

A friend is defined as "a person who you know well and who you like a lot" or as "a favored companion".  Who knows us better than Jesus?  He loves us despite everything we've done.

A friend is someone who you can talk to, confide in, and share your secrets with.  A true friend is one who stays with you through the good times and the bad.

Jesus is that one true friend!

"A friend loves at all times..."
Proverbs 17:17