And now for something completely different: I read this in my meditations last week and decided to include it in my blog. Enjoy!

September 19, 2008
Friends
“Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name.” Long-running sitcoms like “Cheers” and “Friends” are built around an aching human need—to have friends. God has wired the human spirit for community—it is not good for us to be alone.I Samuel 18:1 says, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. The Lord knew that David, his anointed future king of Israel, was going to have to face bitter years of exile and hardship. One of the ways he helped him was to send him a great and true friend—Prince Jonathan.How are you doing right now? Weary? Confused? Lonely? Look around you today. Some of the faces you see are God’s gifts to you, gifts of friends. Listen to them. Believe their words of affection and concern. Treasure them.